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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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11 cases · counsel of record Shann D. Winesett
DOS SANTOS VS. DREIBELBIS (FAMILY)
Sep 16, 202525-40470 · 89249-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviews annulment proceedings for an abuse of discretion. Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev. 559, 566-67, 97 P.3d 1124, 1129 (2004). NRS 125.340(1) provides that "[i]f the consent of either party was…
PEARSON VS. PEARSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 22, 202525-22824 · 89033-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the custody and relocation determination for abuse of discretion, noting that district courts enjoy "broad discretionary powers to determine child custody matters," which will…
MARTINEZ VS. MARTINEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 27, 2024140 Nev. Adv. Op. 73, 559 P.3d 863 (2024) · 84148 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. Child support determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion under Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227 (2004), but questions of law - including statutory and regulatory…
FALCONI VS. DIST. CT. (MINTER)
Feb 15, 2024140 Nev. Adv. Op. 8, 543 P.3d 92 (2024) · 85195 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition granted.The court exercised its discretion to entertain an original writ petition under NRS 34.160 and NRS 34.170, citing Gardner v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. 730, 405 P.3d 651 (2017); Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second…
GENNARDO VS. GENNARDO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 22, 202323-38085 · 85370-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded: the court AFFIRMs the child custody judgment, REVERSEs as to the permanent relocation of the children, and REMANDs for expeditious proceedings.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody and relocation determinations for abuse of discretion. "Appellate courts 'will not disturb the district court's custody determinations absent a clear abuse of…
MARTINEZ VS. MARTINEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 23, 202323-08966 · 84148-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
"ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED."Standard of review: child-custody determinations, including parenting-time schedules, are reviewed for an abuse of discretion, Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009), overruled on other grounds by…
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…
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…
WALLACE VS. WALLACE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 22, 202222-19787 · 83591-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's denial of a motion to modify physical custody without an evidentiary hearing for an abuse of discretion. See Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338, 419 P.3d 157, 160…
EORIO VS. EORIO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 15, 202222-12014 · 83132-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's relocation decision for abuse of discretion. Pelkola v. Pelkola, 137 Nev., Adv. Op. 24, 487 P.3d 807, 809 (2021); Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1229…
ARCELLA VS. ARCELLA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 26, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 104 (2017) · 71503 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.The Court reviewed the district court's best-interest determination for clear abuse of discretion. Mack v. Ashlock, 112 Nev. 1062, 1065, 921 P.2d 1258, 1261 (1996). It identified three independent abuses of discretion.…
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.