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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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4 cases · counsel of record The Law Offices of Frank J. Toti
SCHAEFER VS. WHITE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 19, 202424-34637 · 87866-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody determinations for abuse of discretion, declining to set aside factual findings supported by substantial evidence, defined as "evidence that a reasonable…
IN RE: MATTER OF J.B.
Jun 13, 2024140 Nev. Adv. Op. 39 (2024) · 87588 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition granted.The Court reviewed an unappealable district court placement order through original mandamus jurisdiction under NRS 34.160 and NRS 34.170, citing Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct., 124 Nev. 193, 197, 179…
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…
WILLIAMS VS. WILLIAMS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 19, 202222-25929 · 83263-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Custody (three boys).** The court reviewed the custody determination for a clear abuse of discretion, citing Rico v. Rodriguez, 121 Nev. 695, 701, 120 P.3d 812, 816 (2005). It recognized the rebuttable presumption…
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