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54 results for “NRS 125C.0035(l)”
ROE VS. ROE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 27, 2023139 Nev. Adv. Op. 21, 535 P.3d 274 (Ct. App. 2023) · 84893-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.**Standard of review.** Child custody orders are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Factual findings stand if supported by substantial evidence. Ellis v.…
LUONG VS DIST. CT. (VAHEY)
Aug 29, 202222-27042 · 84743-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted in part and denied in part; writ of mandamus directed to issue, writ of prohibition denied.The court addressed a petition for extraordinary writ relief under the familiar framework: mandamus is available to compel an act the law requires as a duty or to control an arbitrary or capricious exercise of…
ROBERTSON VS. GARDNER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 7, 202222-31742 · 83988-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded ("we reverse the district court's order and remand this matter to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this order").The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody determinations for abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009), overruled on other grounds by Romano v. Romano, 138 Nev.,…
PROENZA CHAVEZ VS. RAMOS VENTURA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 5, 202626-10403 · 90697-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the denial of a motion to modify custody without an evidentiary hearing for abuse of discretion. Myers v. Haskins, 138 Nev. 553, 556, 513 P.3d 527, 531 (Ct. App. 2022). A district court…
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