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14 results for “NRS 125.480” in Custody & Relocation
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…
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.…
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…
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…
BLUESTEIN VS. BLUESTEIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
Mar 26, 2015131 Nev. Adv. Op. 14 (2015) · 62308 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: Custody decisions are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). Purely legal questions are reviewed de novo. Rennels v. Rennels, 127 Nev.…
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…
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…
SIMS VS. SIMS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 22, 1993109 Nev. 1146, 865 P.2d 328 (1993) · 23907 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for a full presentation of evidence and a redetermination of custody.The trial court has broad discretion over custody, undisturbed absent a clear abuse (Primm v. Lopes, 109 Nev. 502, 853 P.2d 103, 104 (1993)), but the appellate court must be satisfied the determination was made for…
MCGUINNESS VS. MCGUINNESS (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 30, 1998114 Nev. 1431, 970 P.2d 1074 (1998) · 30836 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for reevaluation of the custody decision and the motion to relocate under the proper standard.The court held that NRS 125A.350 applies to a parent who shares joint custody and seeks to move out of state, and further held it applies where only temporary custody has been established. In determining custody, the…
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,…
GEPFORD VS. GEPFORD (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 30, 2000116 Nev. 1033, 13 P.3d 47 (2000) · 34449 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for a new custody hearing with specific findings under the second prong of Murphy.The court reversed a change of primary physical custody, holding substantial evidence did not support the finding that the children's welfare would be substantially enhanced by the change. A change of primary custody…
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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