Nevada family-law decisions, briefed for practice.

Standard of review: A district court's decision to deny a motion to modify physical custody without an evidentiary hearing is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338, 419 P.3d 157, 160…

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to pay the filing fee. The court applied the procedure under NRAP 24 governing in forma pauperis applications: it first remanded for the district…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's disposition of community property and its child custody determination for abuse of discretion, citing Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod, 135 Nev. 64, 75, 439 P.3d 397, 406 (2019),…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's denial of a motion to modify physical custody without an evidentiary hearing for an abuse of discretion. See Bautista v. Picone, 134 Nev. 334, 338, 419 P.3d 157, 160…

Standard of review. The Court reviewed child custody decisions and contempt orders for abuse of discretion. Gordon v. Geiger, 133 Nev. 542, 545, 402 P.3d 671, 674 (2017); In re Water Rights of the Humboldt River, 118…

The court reviewed jurisdiction sua sponte upon initial docketing. Appellant timely filed an NRCP 59(e) motion to alter judgment directed at the May 5, 2021, order, and timely filed a motion for reconsideration and an…

The court applied de novo review to Hall's jurisdictional challenges. Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009). On the divorce-decree jurisdiction issue, the court noted Loftis pleaded only separate…

Standard of review. The court applied abuse-of-discretion review to the custody determinations, quoting Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007): "We have repeatedly recognized the district court's…

The court conducted a sua sponte jurisdictional review under NRAP 3(g) and dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Appellate jurisdiction exists only where authorized by statute or court rule. Taylor Constr. Co.…

The Court of Appeals reviewed a child-custody modification for abuse of discretion, affirming custody determinations supported by substantial evidence — "that which a reasonable person may accept as adequate to sustain…

The court granted appellant's motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to NRAP 42(b) and dismissed the appeal. The order contains no merits analysis, no standard of review, and no doctrinal discussion. The matter was…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody determination for an abuse of discretion, citing Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), while noting that deference does not extend to findings so…

The appeal concerns the preclusive effect of a stipulated divorce decree on a pending motion to modify child custody. The decree awarded joint legal and physical custody but included language stating: "[t]he parties…

Constitutional issues received de novo review. Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court rejected Ali's facial challenge to NRS 125C.0035, reasoning that fit parents have equal…

Constitutional issues are reviewed de novo. Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court held that the constitutional challenge to NRS 125C.0035 fails because, between two fit parents, the…

Constitutional review was de novo under Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. 598, 603, 291 P.3d 1274, 1277 (2012). The court rejected Ali's facial challenge to NRS 125C.0035, relying on Rico v. Rodriguez, 121 Nev. 695, 704, 120…

The court conducted a sua sponte jurisdictional review under NRAP 3(g) and identified a timing defect under NRAP 4(a). Citing AA Primo Builders v. Washington, 126 Nev. 578, 245 P.3d 1190 (2010), the court treated…

The court conducted a sua sponte jurisdictional review under NRAP 3(g) and concluded that the order designated in the notice of appeal - an order denying a motion to enforce or for an order to show cause regarding…

The court reviewed the custody order for abuse of discretion under Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996), and reviewed factual findings for substantial evidence under Ellis v. Carucci, 123…

**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the child custody order for abuse of discretion, leaving factual findings undisturbed if supported by substantial evidence. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custodial determination for abuse of discretion, noting that custody determinations will not be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion, but that the district…

This is an order dismissing an appeal from a district court order denying a motion to modify child custody. The Court of Appeals had previously issued, on March 23, 2022, an order directing the appellant to show cause…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's relocation decision for abuse of discretion. Pelkola v. Pelkola, 137 Nev., Adv. Op. 24, 487 P.3d 807, 809 (2021); Flynn v. Flynn, 120 Nev. 436, 440, 92 P.3d 1224, 1229…

The court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to pay the filing fee required by NRAP 3(e). After docketing on March 30, 2022, the court issued a notice requiring payment within 7 days or, alternatively,…

Standard of review: District courts have "broad discretionary powers in determining questions of child custody," and the appellate court "will not disturb the trial court's determinations absent a clear abuse of…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody determination for an abuse of discretion, noting that "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons." Ellis v. Carweci, 123 Nev. 145, 149,…

The court dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction on two independent grounds. As to the order modifying custody: notice of entry was served by mail on February 3, 2022, making the notice of appeal due in the…

**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the admissibility-of-hearsay ruling for abuse of discretion, citing In re Termination of Parental Rights as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 804, 8 P.3d 126, 135 (2000). It reviewed the…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the custody modification under the abuse-of-discretion standard, noting that a district court has "broad discretionary powers to determine child custody matters" and that its determinations…

Standard of review: The court reviews a district court's child custody decisions for an abuse of discretion, and the decision must be supported by substantial evidence, "evidence that a reasonable person may accept as…

The Court of Appeals construes NRS 125C.007(1)(b) - the "best interests of the child" provision in Nevada's three-part threshold relocation test - and resolves two issues: (1) whether and how the NRS 125C.0035(4)…

The court conducted a sua sponte jurisdictional review of a pro se appeal from a family court order clarifying a hearing master's recommendation and adjudicating contempt for nonpayment of child support. The threshold…

Standard of review: A motion to set aside a default judgment "is addressed largely to the sound discretion of the court, and will not be disturbed on review unless there has been an abuse of discretion." Cicerchia v.…

The Court of Appeals resolved the appeal on procedural grounds, declining to reach the merits of the remaining arguments beyond the first issue. The court identified two procedural defects. First, the district court…

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). Factual findings are affirmed if supported by…

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

The court dismissed the appeal under NRAP 3(a)(2) for failure to comply with the filing-fee requirement of NRAP 3(e). After docketing on January 4, 2022, the court issued a notice giving appellant 14 days to pay the fee…

The Court of Appeals reviewed a child custody decision for abuse of discretion, affirming district court determinations if supported by substantial evidence — evidence a reasonable person may accept as adequate to…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the child custody decision for an abuse of discretion under Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and reviewed the failure to conduct an evidentiary hearing for an…

The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's custody decision for an abuse of discretion. See Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). The court restated the governing framework for motions…

The court granted appellant's motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to NRAP 42(b) and dismissed the appeal. No substantive issues were addressed, and no precedent is announced. The order is signed by the Clerk of the…

The court reviewed both subject-matter jurisdiction and statutory interpretation de novo, citing Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 667, 221 P.3d 699, 704 (2009), and Young v. Nev. Gaming Control Bd., 136 Nev. 584, 586, 473…

Standard of review: Statutory interpretation is reviewed de novo. Young v. Nev. Gaming Control Bd., 136 Nev., Adv. Op. 66, 473 P.3d 1034, 1036 (2020). The court applies plain-meaning analysis absent ambiguity or absurd…

The Court reviewed the district court's interpretation of NRS 3.2203(3)(b) de novo. Amaya v. Guerrero Rivera, 135 Nev. 208, 210, 444 P.3d 450, 452 (2019). Under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) and NRS 3.2203, a state juvenile…

The court reviewed de novo the interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) and NRS 3.2203, citing Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 124 Nev. 193, 198, 179 P.3d 556, 559 (2008). The opinion describes…

Standard of review. Child custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion, and a district court abuses its discretion when its decision is not supported by substantial evidence or is clearly erroneous. Sims v.…

Standard of review: Evidentiary rulings on motions in limine and child-custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion. State ex rel. Dep't of Highways v. Nev. Aggregates & Asphalt Co., 92 Nev. 370, 376, 551…

The Court reviewed the district court's best-interest determination for clear abuse of discretion. Mack v. Ashlock, 112 Nev. 1062, 1065, 921 P.2d 1258, 1261 (1996). It identified three independent abuses of discretion.…

The court reviewed the district court's evidentiary rulings for abuse of discretion, but reviewed legal interpretations of the evidence code de novo, citing Davis v. Beling, 128 Nev. 301, 311, 278 P.3d 501, 508 (2012).…

Standard of review. Child custody and visitation determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion, and the district court's findings must be supported by substantial evidence - "evidence that a reasonable person may…