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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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8 cases · counsel of record Marshal S. Willick · Divorce, Property & Alimony
CONTE VS. CONTE
Jun 25, 202525-27917 · 87945-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Judgment of the district court reversed, the sanctions award vacated, and the matter remanded to the district court for proceedings consistent with the order.The Court of Appeals reviewed the statutory-interpretation question de novo, citing Martin v. Martin, 138 Nev. 786, 789, 520 P.3d 813, 817 (2022), and applied the plain-language rule from Leven v. Frey, 123 Nev. 399,…
EINIGER VS. DIST. CT. (EINIGER) (FAMILY)
May 22, 202525-22827 · 90055-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted. The court directed the clerk to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the district court to comply with NRS 14.015(5) by ordering the expungement of the notice of lis pendens.This is an original writ proceeding. A writ of mandamus is available to compel the performance of an act the law requires or to control a manifest abuse or an arbitrary or capricious exercise of discretion (NRS 34.160;…
ANSELL VS. ANSELL
May 28, 202424-18595 · 83916-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed determinations made in a divorce decree for abuse of discretion, citing Devries v. Gallio, 128 Nev. 706, 709, 290 P.3d 260, 263 (2012). Interpretation and construction of…
HERRMANN VS. HERRMANN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 8, 202424-04791 · 86246-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Dismissed in part and affirmed in part.The court addressed jurisdiction, then reached the merits of three challenges. As to jurisdiction over the order setting a vexatious litigant hearing, the court held that no statute or court rule authorizes an appeal…
MARTIN VS. MARTIN C/W 82517
Dec 1, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 78, 520 P.3d 813 (2022) · 82517 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court reviewed de novo the questions of law presented: interpretation of caselaw, statutory construction, and federal preemption. See Liu v. Christopher Homes, LLC, 130 Nev. 147, 151, 321 P.3d 875, 877 (2014); Wyeth…
MARTIN VS. MARTIN C/W 82517
Dec 1, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 78, 520 P.3d 813 (2022) · 81810 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court reviewed questions of law - interpretation of caselaw, statutory construction, federal preemption, and application of res judicata - de novo, citing Liu v. Christopher Homes, LLC, 130 Nev. 147, 321 P.3d 875…
SENJAB VS. ALHULAIBI (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 21, 2021137 Nev. Adv. Op. 64, 497 P.3d 618 (2021) · 81515 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The court reviewed both subject-matter jurisdiction and statutory interpretation de novo, citing Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009), and Young v. Nev. Gaming Control Bd., 136 Nev. 584, 586, 473…
Doan v. Wilkerson
Jun 26, 2014130 Nev. Adv. Op. 48 (2014) · 56591 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed.Standard of review: "This court reviews district court decisions concerning divorce proceedings for an abuse of discretion." Shydler v. Shydler, 114 Nev. 192, 196, 954 P.2d 37, 39 (1998). Rulings supported by…
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