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7 results for “NRS 125.120” in Divorce, Property & Alimony
FASSARI VS. FASSARI (FAMILY)
Oct 23, 202525-46389 · 90183-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviewed the district court's determination of personal jurisdiction de novo, citing Fulbright & Jaworski LLP v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 131 Nev. 30, 35, 342 P.3d 997, 1001 (2015). It…
HALL VS. LOFTIS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 3, 202222-17755 · 81461-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")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…
THURSTON VS. THURSTON (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Jul 13, 197187 Nev. 365, 487 P.2d 342 (1971) · 6291 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The wife appealed from a decree granting the husband a divorce and dividing the parties' property after a 34-year marriage; she had opposed the divorce and counterclaimed only for separate maintenance. Jurisdiction /…
SISSON VS. SISSON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 13, 196177 Nev. 478, 367 P.2d 98 (1961) · 4407 · Nevada Supreme Court
Divorce affirmed; custody and support-incident provisions reversed and remanded, with sole custody to the father and reasonable visitation to the mother. ("Accordingly, the judgment granting plaintiff below a divorce, is affirmed. The judgment granting her custody of the children, and the support provisions incident thereto, is reversed. The defendant is granted sole custody of the three minor children, with the right to the plaintiff to visit said children at reasonable times and places. The cause is remanded for entry of judgment in accordance herewith.")On the husband's appeal, the court first resolved the standard of review where the evidence before the trial court consisted entirely of the written record taken before a master. Following Garaventa v. Gardella, 63 Nev.…
NAPOLITANI VS. NAPOLITANI (DIVORCE)
Jun 12, 196278 Nev. 323, 372 P.2d 206 (1962) · 4492 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. ("Affirmed. No costs are allowed.")On the wife's appeal from a divorce granted to the husband, the court held the findings of cruelty, lack of provocation, and lack of condonation were supported by substantial (though conflicting) evidence, and thus…
FAUSONE VS. FAUSONE (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Apr 21, 195975 Nev. 222, 338 P.2d 68 (1959) · 4138 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. The judgment of divorce in favor of the husband was affirmed; the portions of the judgment denying the wife alimony were reversed and the case remanded with instructions to amend the judgment to provide a reasonable amount for the wife's support. Costs to appellant.By the Court, Badt, J. On the wife's appeal, the court affirmed the divorce and reversed the denial of alimony. The husband was granted a divorce on the ground of three years' separation without cohabitation (NRS…
CLARK VS. CLARK (DIVORCE)
Feb 11, 196480 Nev. 52, 389 P.2d 69 (1964) · 4649 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed.Thompson, J. Distinguishing res judicata (claim preclusion; bar/merger) from collateral estoppel (issue preclusion), the court held that full faith and credit requires recognition of a sister-state judgment only for its…
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