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13 results for “NRS 125.180(1)”
CONTE VS. CONTE
Jun 25, 202525-27917 · 87945-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Judgment of the district court reversed, the sanctions award vacated, and the matter remanded to the district court for proceedings consistent with the order.The Court of Appeals reviewed the statutory-interpretation question de novo, citing Martin v. Martin, 138 Nev. 786, 789, 520 P.3d 813, 817 (2022), and applied the plain-language rule from Leven v. Frey, 123 Nev. 399,…
EINIGER VS. DIST. CT. (EINIGER) (FAMILY)
May 22, 202525-22827 · 90055-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petition granted. The court directed the clerk to issue a writ of mandamus instructing the district court to comply with NRS 14.015(5) by ordering the expungement of the notice of lis pendens.This is an original writ proceeding. A writ of mandamus is available to compel the performance of an act the law requires or to control a manifest abuse or an arbitrary or capricious exercise of discretion (NRS 34.160;…
DAY VS. DAY (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Sep 9, 196682 Nev. 317, 417 P.2d 914 (1966) · 5048 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part. The court affirmed the judgment on the husband's appeal, and on the wife's cross-appeal reversed the limitation of interest and remanded for calculation and award of interest on the arrearages accruing before January 1, 1960.Collins, J. In a proceeding under NRS 125.180 to reduce accrued arrearages under a 1949 divorce decree to judgment (the underlying agreement having been held merged in the decree, Day v. Day, 80 Nev. 386, 395 P.2d 321…
WESTGATE VS. WESTGATE (CHILD SUPPORT)
Dec 22, 1994110 Nev. 1377, 887 P.2d 737 (1994) · 24370 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Child support is governed by NRS 125B.080, which requires application of the NRS 125B.070 guidelines to any post-July 1, 1987 support request (18% of income for one child, up to the statutory cap), with only limited…
JONES VS. JONES (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Dec 21, 197086 Nev. 879, 478 P.2d 148 (1970) · 6147 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for a new trial.This was a post-divorce contract action to enforce a New York separation agreement that, by its terms, survived and was not merged into any divorce decree and was to be construed under New York law. The court first held…
KILGORE VS. KILGORE
Oct 3, 2019135 Nev. Adv. Op. 47, 449 P.3d 843 (2019) · 73977 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. The court reviews the district court's distribution of community property, including PERS benefits and vacation/sick pay, for abuse of discretion. Wolff v. Wolff, 112 Nev. 1355, 1359, 929 P.2d 916,…
HILDAHL VS. HILDAHL (CHILD SUPPORT)
Oct 15, 197995 Nev. 657, 601 P.2d 58 (1979) · 10220 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. ("Affirmed.")The court affirmed a judgment for support arrearages and a contempt order against a father who unilaterally reduced fixed monthly support-and-maintenance payments when a child came to live with him. Accrued alimony and…
MAHONEY, JR. VS. MAHONEY C/W 82413
Jul 21, 202222-22958 · 82412-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")Standard of review. Factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence: "this court will not disturb a district court's findings of fact if they are supported by substantial evidence." Keife v. Logan, 119 Nev. 372,…
PETERSEN VS. PETERSEN (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Nov 30, 197389 Nev. 543, 516 P.2d 108 (1973) · 6954 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court affirmed a money judgment entered against the husband for the balance owed on the encumbrances against the former community residence as of the date of foreclosure. Under the divorce decree, the husband was…
PRINS VS. PRINS (CHILD CUSTODY)
May 1, 197288 Nev. 261, 496 P.2d 165 (1972) · 6665 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court affirmed an order modifying a divorce decree that, among other things, defined and conditioned the father's visitation, continued custody with the mother, entered judgment for support arrearages, and…
KORBEL VS. KORBEL (DIVORCE)
Mar 11, 1985101 Nev. 140, 696 P.2d 993 (1985) · 15491 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions. The court reversed the $2,500 attorney's fee award and remanded with instruction to modify the award in accordance with the opinion (i.e., to exclude the $2,000 attributable to the prior, dismissed appeal).Per Curiam (Springer, C.J., Mowbray, Steffen, Gunderson, JJ., and Zenoff, Sr. J., concurring). The husband appealed only the portion of a post-decree order awarding the wife $2,500 in attorney's fees, $2,000 of which…
PARKINSON VS. PARKINSON (CHILD SUPPORT)
Aug 21, 1990106 Nev. 481, 796 P.2d 229 (1990) · 19629 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. (Per curiam.)The court affirmed the denial of a motion to reduce child support arrearages to judgment based on implied waiver. Entry of judgment for support arrearages under NRS 125.180 is a matter within the district court's…
BROWN VS. BROWN (CHILD SUPPORT)
Aug 21, 198096 Nev. 713, 615 P.2d 962 (1980) · 10739 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion.The Court (Manoukian, J.) reversed a summary judgment that had accorded full faith and credit to a foreign (Idaho) judgment for child support arrearages entered without notice to the obligor. Courts must give full faith…
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