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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
22 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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7 cases · counsel of record Willick Law Group · Interstate & Jurisdiction
GILL VS. GILL (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 5, 2026142 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (2026) · 89753 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: subject matter jurisdiction is reviewed de novo; factual findings receive deference and are upheld if not clearly erroneous and supported by substantial evidence. Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660,…
POSEY VS. WALKENHORST (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 3, 202525-29113 · 89500-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and vacated in part.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's legal custody determination for abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and Mack-Manley v. Manley, 122 Nev. 849, 858,…
HERRMANN VS. HERRMANN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Sep 20, 202424-34792 · 88635-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed subject matter jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) de novo, citing Kragen v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 140 Nev., Adv. Op. 49, ___ P.3d ___…
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…
BLOUNT VS. BLOUNT (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 7, 2022138 Nev. Adv. Op. 52, 512 P.3d 1254 (2022) · 82095 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.This is a matter of first impression interpreting NRS 125A.465, Nevada's UCCJEA registration provision. The court applied de facto plain-meaning statutory construction, citing Washoe Med. Ctr. v. Second Judicial Dist.…
VAILE VS. VAILE C/W 62797
Jun 22, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 30 (2017) · 61415 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The Nevada Supreme Court resolved two questions on review: (1) the controlling child support order under UIFSA when a Nevada decree and a later Norway administrative order coexist, and (2) appellate jurisdiction over…
Friedman v. Eighth Judicial District Court Ex Rel. County of Clark
Nov 23, 2011127 Nev. 842, 264 P.3d 1161 (2011) · 57245 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition granted.**Standard of review and writ standards.** Unless the jurisdictional facts are disputed — and they were not here — subject matter jurisdiction under the UCCJEA presents questions of law reviewed de novo. Ogawa v. Ogawa,…
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