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Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.
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104 results for “NRS 125C.0035(5)”
BARTON VS. BARTON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jan 31, 202424-03620 · 86753-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody order for abuse of discretion, citing Roe v. Roe, 139 Nev., Adv. Op. 21, 535 P.3d 274, 284 (Ct. App. 2023) ("A district court's custody order is reviewed for an…
ANDERSON-ALEXANDER VS. MOTEN, III (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 25, 202690813-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody modification for abuse of discretion. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). Modification of a physical custody arrangement requires the…
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…
ROWLAND VS. YZAGUIRRE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 7, 202424-37372 · 88386-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Order affirming in part and dismissing in part.Jurisdiction. The court first dismissed Rowland's challenges to the initial custody decree as untimely under NRAP 4(a)(1), citing Healy v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, 103 Nev. 329, 331, 741 P.2d 432, 433 (1987),…
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