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4 results for “NRS 123A.080” in Divorce, Property & Alimony
FICK VS. FICK (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
May 7, 1993109 Nev. 458, 851 P.2d 445 (1993) · 22515 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part and remanded in part (to establish a time frame for the recipient to commence re-training).Property acquired during marriage is presumed community property (NRS 123.220), though spouses may hold property in joint tenancy (NRS 123.030); a valid joint-tenancy deed rebuttably overcomes the community presumption…
Gonzales-Alpizar v. Griffith
Jan 30, 2014130 Nev. Adv. Op. 2 (2014) · 59387 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The court resolved two issues of first impression: (1) whether a Costa Rican spousal and child support order is enforceable in Nevada under UIFSA, codified at NRS Chapter 130, and (2) whether it may be enforced under…
WHITE VS. WHITE (FAMILY)
Mar 28, 202525-14259 · 89138-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The Court of Appeals reviewed the divorce-decree determinations for an abuse of discretion, citing Devries v. Gallio, 128 Nev. 706, 709, 290 P.3d 260, 263 (2012). The court framed the analysis under contract principles:…
KANTOR VS. KANTOR (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Sep 15, 2000116 Nev. 886, 8 P.3d 825 (2000) · 33659, 34185 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Leave to amend a pleading is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be reversed absent an abuse of discretion; leave should be freely given when justice requires, but may be denied for undue…
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