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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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2 cases · counsel of record Jones & LoBello · Paternity
HAMMER VS. RASMUSSEN (FAMILY)
Nov 10, 202689180-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and dismissed in part, and remanded. (The order states: "we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND DISMISSED IN PART AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order.")The Court of Appeals addressed two principal issues: (1) whether Nevada law permits a child to have three legal parents, and (2) the propriety of the district court's child support order. As a threshold matter, the…
Druckman v. Ruscitti
Jun 26, 2014130 Nev. Adv. Op. 50 (2014) · 60598 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The court, per Douglas, J., en banc, addressed the custodial rights of unmarried parents where paternity has been established by voluntary acknowledgment under NRS 126.053 but no judicial custody order exists. A…
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