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12 results for “NRS 125.480(4)”
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…
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…
DAVIS VS. EWALEFO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 2, 2015131 Nev. Adv. Op. 45 (2015) · 63731 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petition for reconsideration granted; affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review: The district court has "broad discretionary power" in determining child custody, including visitation, Hayes v. Gallacher, 115 Nev. 1, 4, 972 P.2d 1138, 1140 (1999); Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev.…
MCDERMOTT VS. MCDERMOTT (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 1, 1997113 Nev. 1134; 946 P.2d 177 · 29003 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for reconsideration of the custody modification in light of the NRS 125.480 rebuttable presumption.The court reversed a change of custody for the district court's failure to apply the domestic-violence rebuttable presumption in NRS 125.480. Custody modification requires a material change in circumstances and that the…
Druckman v. Ruscitti
Jun 26, 2014130 Nev. Adv. Op. 50 (2014) · 60598 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The court, per Douglas, J., en banc, addressed the custodial rights of unmarried parents where paternity has been established by voluntary acknowledgment under NRS 126.053 but no judicial custody order exists. A…
Rennels v. Rennels
Aug 4, 2011127 Nev. 564, 257 P.3d 396 (2011) · 53872 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. The court reviews custody decisions, including visitation schedules, for an abuse of discretion, Rivero v. Rivero, 125 Nev. 410, 428, 216 P.3d 218, 226 (2009); Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015,…
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…
Rivero v. Rivero
Oct 30, 2008125 Nev. 410, 216 P.3d 213 (2009) · 46915 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded in part (custody determination and child support); affirmed in part (the district court's orders regarding the recusal, disqualification, and attorney fees).Standards of review: custody decisions, including visitation schedules, are reviewed for abuse of discretion (Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996)); factual findings must be supported by…
Fernandez v. Fernandez
Feb 4, 2010126 Nev. 28, 222 P.3d 1031 (2010) · 51423 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The question presented was "whether parents can, by stipulation, eliminate or abridge a trial court's statutory authority to review and modify a child support order." The court answered no, holding that a stipulated…
LEWIS VS. LEWIS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jun 30, 2016132 Nev. Adv. Op. 46 (2016) · 66497 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.Standard of review: Contempt orders are normally reviewed for abuse of discretion, In re Water Rights of the Humboldt River, 118 Nev. 901, 907, 59 P.3d 1226, 1230 (2002), but constitutional issues are reviewed de novo,…
LESLEY VS. LESLEY (DIVORCE)
Jun 17, 1997113 Nev. 727; 941 P.2d 451 · 29116 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.The court reversed the denial of an NRCP 60(b)(1) motion to set aside a default divorce decree. Under NRCP 60(b), the district court has wide discretion, but that discretion cannot be sustained absent competent evidence…
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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