Case library
Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
11 decisions, organized by topic. Practitioner summaries with key holdings, posture, disposition, and the statutes cited - up front, where you need them. Every summary links to the full opinion.
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2 cases · counsel of record Kelleher & Kelleher · Divorce, Property & Alimony
CUNNING VS. CUNNING
May 3, 202424-15700 · 84255-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and reversed in part.The panel (Gibbons, Bulla, Westbrook, JJ.) reviewed the district court's division of property and its attorney fee and alimony determinations for abuse of discretion, and applied the substantial-evidence standard to the…
ASKEW VS. ASKEW (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 13, 202323-40411 · 84315-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** District courts have broad discretion in child custody cases, reviewed for abuse of discretion; factual findings will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence — "evidence that a…
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