Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.

**Custody.** The court reviewed the physical custody award for a clear abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (1999), and Davis v. Ewalefo, 131 Nev. 445, 450, 352 P.3d 1139,…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody decision for an abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), affirming factual findings supported by substantial evidence, id. at…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody determination for abuse of discretion, affirming factual findings supported by substantial evidence. Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241-42 (2007). The…

The court granted appellant's unopposed pro se motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to NRAP 42(b) and dismissed the appeal. The order contains no substantive analysis of the underlying custody dispute and announces…

Jurisdiction. The court dismissed the portions of the appeal challenging trial bifurcation, alimony, and child support because no final judgment exists - the community property and debt division remains unresolved. A…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the denial of a motion to modify physical custody under the abuse-of-discretion standard, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). An abuse of discretion occurs…

Standard of review: The Court of Appeals reviews a child custody decision for an abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and will affirm the district court's factual findings…

Standard of review. The court reviewed the custody decision, the relocation ruling, the school-choice determination, the imputation of income for child support, the evidentiary ruling, the denial of a new trial, the…

Custody and relocation rulings are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009). Applying the relocation framework of NRS 125C.007(1), the Court held the record…

The court conducted a sua sponte jurisdictional review under NRAP 3(g) and identified three independent defects. First, the May 11, 2023, order was already the subject of a pending appeal in Docket No. 86782; a second…

The court addressed jurisdiction, then reached the merits of three challenges. As to jurisdiction over the order setting a vexatious litigant hearing, the court held that no statute or court rule authorizes an appeal…

Standard of review: The court reviews child custody determinations, including resolution of relocation requests, for an abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and…

The court conducted a preliminary jurisdictional review under NRAP 3(g) and identified a defect under NRAP 4(a)(4)(C) and NRAP 4(a)(6). A timely tolling motion terminates the 30-day appeal period, and a notice of appeal…

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…

The court reviewed subject matter jurisdiction de novo, citing Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 702 (2009), and reviewed the district court's underlying factual findings for clear error, deferring where…

The court dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction based on a premature notice of appeal. Under NRAP 4(a)(4), specified post-judgment motions carry tolling effect and contemplate entry of a written order resolving…

Standard of review: The district court has "broad discretionary power" in determining child custody, Hayes v. Gallacher, 115 Nev. 1, 4, 972 P.2d 1138, 1140 (1999), and a custody determination will not be overturned…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the denial of attorney fees for an abuse of discretion, citing Miller v. Wilfong, 121 Nev. 619, 622, 119 P.3d 727, 729 (2005). The court noted that under Davis v. Ewalefo, 131 Nev. 445,…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody determination for an abuse of discretion. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009), overruled in part on other grounds by Romano v. Romano,…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the denial of attorney fees and costs for abuse of discretion, citing Gunderson v. D.R. Horton, Inc., 130 Nev. 67, 80, 319 P.3d 606, 615 (2014), and noted that a district court abuses its…

The court conducted a sua sponte jurisdictional review following docketing-statement review and issued an order to show cause regarding appellate jurisdiction. The court evaluated three potential bases for appeal and…

Standard of review: A district court's visitation decision is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Ramos v. Franklin, 129 Nev., Adv. Op. 6, 525 P.3d 1227, 1232 (2023). Factual findings are upheld if supported by…

The Court of Appeals (Gibbons, Bulla, Westbrook) reversed on two independent grounds: a due process violation and an abuse of discretion in denying an evidentiary hearing despite prima facie showings by both movants.…

The court dismissed a pro se postjudgment family law appeal as abandoned based on the appellant's failure to file a docketing statement and fast track statement after notice and a second compliance order. The October…

The court granted appellant's motion to voluntarily dismiss her appeal pursuant to NRAP 42(b). The order contains no substantive analysis and no discussion of the underlying child custody proceedings before the Eighth…

The Court of Appeals applied deferential, abuse-of-discretion review across all four claims. **Child custody.** Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, and factual findings are affirmed if…

The Court of Appeals reviewed each of Irina's claims under an abuse-of-discretion standard and affirmed. Child support. Child support orders are reviewed for abuse of discretion, Edgington v. Edgington, 119 Nev. 577,…

The court invoked NRAP 42(b) to convert appellant's notice of withdrawal into a motion for voluntary dismissal and grant it. No merits analysis, standard of review, or doctrinal discussion appears in the order. The…

The court resolved two appeals on justiciability and appealability grounds. As to mootness, the court applied Personhood Nev. v. Bristol, 126 Nev. 599, 602, 245 P.3d 572, 574 (2010), reiterating that mootness is a…

The court dismissed both appeals on two independent grounds: mootness and lack of an appealable order. On mootness, the court relied on Personhood Nev. v. Bristol, 126 Nev. 599, 602, 245 P.3d 572, 574 (2010),…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody decision for an abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). Under that standard, the court will affirm…

The court addressed appellate jurisdiction before reaching the merits. It held that the temporary custody order challenged in Docket No. 84843-COA did not "finally establish[ ] or alter[] the custody of minor children"…

**Standard of review.** District courts have broad discretion in child custody cases, reviewed for abuse of discretion; factual findings will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence — "evidence that a…

The Court of Appeals reviews child custody determinations for an abuse of discretion, but "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons." Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's denial of a motion to modify child custody without an evidentiary hearing for abuse of discretion, citing Myers v. Haskins, 138 Nev., Adv. Op. 51, 513 P.3d 527, 531…

The court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to comply with filing requirements. The appeal was docketed November 20, 2023, without payment of the filing fee required by NRAP 3(e). The clerk's notice…

Standard of review. Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, with factual findings sustained if supported by substantial evidence. Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009);…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody modification against the settled standard that a district court has broad discretion in custody matters, but its findings must be supported by substantial evidence —…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody modification for abuse of discretion, citing Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 336, 419 P.3d 157, 159 (2018). An abuse of discretion occurs when the decision is…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody and relocation determinations for abuse of discretion. "Appellate courts 'will not disturb the district court's custody determinations absent a clear abuse of…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody decision for an abuse of discretion, declining to disturb findings supported by substantial evidence, citing Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 213, 226 (2009),…

The court applied an abuse-of-discretion standard of review to the child support determinations, citing Edgington v. Edgington, 119 Nev. 577, 588, 80 P.3d 1282, 1290 (2003). Underlying factual findings will not be…

The court addressed two issues under different standards of review. On the decree-interpretation issue, the court reviewed the district court's interpretation of the divorce decree de novo, treating it as a question of…

The Court of Appeals granted mandamus relief directed at Eighth Judicial District Court orders assuming UCCJEA jurisdiction and establishing temporary custody in a divorce action. On jurisdiction, the court reiterated…

The court dismissed the appeal sua sponte for lack of appellate jurisdiction following its initial jurisdictional review of the notices of appeal. The order on review was a district court order for protective custody of…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody and relocation determinations for abuse of discretion (Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007); Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440 n.6, 92 P.3d 1224, 1227…

The Court of Appeals reviewed each of Edgar's claims under the abuse-of-discretion standard. On physical custody, the court applied Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996), reviewing custody…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the question of subject matter jurisdiction de novo, citing Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009). Subject matter jurisdiction over child custody is governed by NRS…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child custody and child support determinations for an abuse of discretion under Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 438, 216 P.3d 213, 226, 232 (2009), overruled on…

The court applied the settled rule that it "may only consider appeals authorized by statute or court rule." Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343, 345, 301 P.3d 850, 851 (2013). Identifying the order on appeal as a…