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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
31 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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6 cases · counsel of record McFarling Cohen Fic & Squires · Interstate & Jurisdiction
CROSIER VS. CROSIER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 31, 202424-41239 · 87206-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("we ORDER the custody decree and post-decree order REVERSED AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for an abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). Deference to the district court's discretionary determinations is not…
COBIAN VS. RAMIREZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 18, 202424-39361 · 88076-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed several distinct rulings under differing standards. **Subject matter jurisdiction / registration of the foreign order.** The court reviewed subject matter jurisdiction de novo, giving…
WOOTEN VS. WOOTEN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 12, 202424-12781 · 87208-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Service of process (waiver).** The court applied the rule that an objection to personal jurisdiction, process, or service of process is waived if not raised as a defense in an answer or pre-answer motion under NRCP…
PERRY VS. LEE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 10, 202323-33051 · 86002-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the question of subject matter jurisdiction de novo, citing Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009). Subject matter jurisdiction over child custody is governed by NRS…
PAVON VS. PAVON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 24, 202323-09159 · 83376-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
"ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED."The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody determination for an abuse of discretion and reaffirmed that findings will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence - "evidence that a reasonable person may…
Ogawa v. Ogawa
Nov 12, 2009125 Nev. 660, 221 P.3d 699 (2009) · 48571 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. Subject matter jurisdiction is a question of law reviewed de novo. See Gosserand v. Gosserand, 230 S.W.3d 628, 631 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007); Harshberger v. Harshberger, 724 N.W.2d 148, 154 (N.D. 2006);…
Every summary is independently verified against the source opinion; summaries are informational research aids, not legal advice, and no substitute for reading the decision. Topic groupings are derived automatically from each case’s category tag and cited statutes; a case may appear under two topics.