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6 results for “NRS 125.480(3)” in Custody & Relocation
NGUYEN VS. BOYNES (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 22, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 32 (2017) · 69166 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. The Court reviewed application of the equitable adoption doctrine de novo as a question of law, citing Rennels v. Rennels, 127 Nev. 564, 569, 257 P.3d 396, 399 (2011). It reviewed the parentage…
NANCE VS. FERRARO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Apr 5, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 21 (Ct. App. 2018) · 72454-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.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…
HARRISON VS. HARRISON (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 28, 2016132 Nev. Adv. Op. 56 (2016) · 66157 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court reviewed the district court's denial of modification under an abuse of discretion standard. See Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007). The opinion situates the analysis at the…
DAGHER VS. DAGHER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 6, 1987103 Nev. 26, 731 P.2d 1329 (1987) · 17427 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed; the order changing custody is vacated and the cause remanded for a priority custody hearing, with the child to remain with the father pending the outcome. (Per curiam.)The court reversed the denial of the mother's motion to set aside an order that had changed physical custody of the parties' daughter to the father. The order followed a five-minute hearing set on a purported…
BLANCO VS. BLANCO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 31, 2013129 Nev. 723, 311 P.3d 1170 (2013) · 60153 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion; any resulting default decree must comply with the standards set forth (best-interest merits determination for custody and support, equal disposition of community property with findings, and Young/Foster analysis for remaining claims).The court defined the limits on case-concluding discovery sanctions (default) in divorce proceedings, holding that the permissibility of a default depends on the particular claim. Holdings: (1) Child custody and child…
SCHWARTZ VS. SCHWARTZ (CHILD RELOCATION)
Jun 6, 1991107 Nev. 378, 812 P.2d 1268 (1991) · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Per Curiam. In a case of first impression interpreting NRS 125A.350 (Nevada's anti-removal statute), the Court held that the best interest of the child is the paramount concern in deciding whether a custodial parent may…
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