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13 results for “NRS 125B.070(1)(b)”
MILLER VS. MILLER
Mar 15, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 16, 412 P.3d 1081 (2018) · 69353 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Standard of review: Statutory construction is reviewed de novo. City of Reno v. Reno Gazette-Journal, 119 Nev. 55, 58, 63 P.3d 1147, 1148 (2003). A district court's child support determination is reviewed for abuse of…
SCOTT VS. SCOTT (CHILD SUPPORT)
Dec 6, 1991107 Nev. 837, 822 P.2d 654 (1991) · 21511 · Nevada Supreme Court
Remanded for determination of (1) the overtime to be included in the payor's gross income under NRS 125B.070; (2) the continued support for the handicapped child under NRS 125B.110; and (3) calculation of eighteen percent of the payor's gross income to support the handicapped child upon the younger child's majority.A child support award may be modified in accordance with the statutory formula regardless of a change of circumstances. Parkinson v. Parkinson, 106 Nev. 481, 483 n.1, 796 P.2d 229, 231 n.1 (1990) (citing NRS…
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…
JACKSON VS. JACKSON (CHILD SUPPORT)
Dec 19, 1995111 Nev. 1551, 907 P.2d 990 (1995) · 27153 · Nevada Supreme Court
Order vacated and remanded for either written findings of fact justifying a deviation from the statutory formula or a redetermination of the amount of child support.Per Curiam. The court vacated and remanded a child support modification, resolving a jurisdictional challenge, a findings requirement, and a question of first impression regarding a cohabitant's contributions.…
RODGERS VS. RODGERS (CHILD SUPPORT)
Dec 22, 1994110 Nev. 1370, 887 P.2d 269 (1994) · 23390 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for entry of appropriate findings on the child support obligation.The court applied ordinary statutory construction - plain meaning unless it violates the act's spirit, no language rendered nugatory (McKay v. Bd. of Supervisors, 102 Nev. 644, 648, 730 P.2d 438, 441 (1986); Paramount…
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…
KHALDY VS. KHALDY (CHILD SUPPORT)
Mar 30, 1995111 Nev. 374, 892 P.2d 584 (1995) · 25997 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed in part and remanded. The judgment as to the mother's child support obligation was reversed and the case remanded for a child support award conforming to the statutory guidelines.Per Curiam. The court reversed a child support award and remanded for an award conforming to the statutory guidelines, holding the district court improperly deviated on purely equitable grounds and effected an improper…
ANASTASSATOS VS. ANASTASSATOS (CHILD SUPPORT)
Apr 3, 1996112 Nev. 317; 913 P.2d 652 · 27560 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part and reversed in part: the judgment as to child support abatement, sharing of transportation costs, and the change to the support due date is reversed; the commencement date of the increased support is affirmed.The court affirmed in part and reversed in part a child support modification order. On the jurisdictional/due process issue, the court held that although Nevada is a notice-pleading jurisdiction, a party must be given…
RAMACCIOTTI VS. RAMACCIOTTI (CHILD SUPPORT)
Aug 21, 1990106 Nev. 529, 795 P.2d 988 (1990) · 20198 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion. (Per curiam.)The court reversed and remanded. The district court erred in concluding it lacked jurisdiction to extend the father's support obligation for the older child beyond her eighteenth birthday. Norris v. Norris, 93 Nev. 65,…
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…
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…
BACKMAN VS. GELBMAN
Feb 13, 2025141 Nev. Adv. Op. 8 (Ct. App. 2025) · 86396-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. Child support orders are reviewed for abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996). An abuse of discretion exists when findings are not supported by…
FREELOVE VS. FREELOVE
Feb 7, 202323-03755 · 82732-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded.**Standard of review.** The court reviews child support orders for an abuse of discretion. Romano v. Romano, 138 Nev., Adv. Op. 1, 501 P.3d 980, 985 (2022). A district court abuses its discretion when its findings are…
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