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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
4 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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POPELKOVA VS. MILLER (FAMILY)
Mar 12, 202589247 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal and cross-appeal dismissed.This is a clerk's order dismissing an appeal and cross-appeal upon the stipulation of the parties. The court invoked NRAP 42 as the basis for dismissal. The order recites that dismissal follows "the stipulation of the…
HARRIS-BEY VS. HARRIS-BEY
Aug 30, 202424-31336 · 86711-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's division of property and alimony award for abuse of discretion, declining to disturb decisions supported by substantial evidence - "evidence that 'a sensible person may…
CLARK VS. HARRIS
Aug 13, 202424-28617 · 86954-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review: "We review decisions regarding child support for an abuse of discretion." Romano v. Romano, 138 Nev. 1, 7, 501 P.3d 980, 985 (2022), abrogated in part on other grounds by Killebrew v. State ex rel.…
SNYDER VS. WALKER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 24, 202323-09144 · 85088-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Standard of review.** The court reviewed both the relocation determination and the custody determination for abuse of discretion. Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227 (2004); Ellis v. Carucci, 123…
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