Case library
Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
2 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 Spencer Fane LLP/Las Vegas
MAGINN, JR. VS. MAGINN (FAMILY)
Sep 24, 202688884 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The appeal arose under NRAP 3A(b)(3), which permits appeals of orders dissolving preliminary injunctions. The court addressed Ling's threshold challenges before reaching the merits. On mootness, the court held that…
Hudson v. Jones
Jul 13, 2006122 Nev. 708, 138 P.3d 429 (2006) · 43828 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The question presented was whether the parental preference doctrine applies to a parent's motion to modify a custody arrangement in which a nonparent holds joint legal and primary physical custody following a litigated…
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