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11 results for “NRS 125B.080(5)”
BARBAGALLO VS. BARBAGALLO (CHILD SUPPORT)
Sep 21, 1989105 Nev. 546, 779 P.2d 532 (1989) · 18757 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. (Springer, J.; Young, C.J., Steffen, and Mowbray, JJ., and Zenoff, Sr. J., concurring.)In a case of first impression under Nevada's 1987 formula child support statute, the court set out the framework for applying the formula in joint and shared physical custody cases and affirmed the award of the full…
GARRETT VS. GARRETT (CHILD SUPPORT)
Jul 27, 1995111 Nev. 972, 899 P.2d 1112 (1995) · 24915 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. The family court's child support judgment was affirmed.By the Court, Springer, J. (Steffen, C.J., and Young, J., concurring). The court affirmed a child support award, construing the interplay of the NRS 125B.070 formula cap and the NRS 125B.080(6) deviation authority.…
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…
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…
Major v. State
Aug 28, 2014130 Nev. Adv. Op. 70 (2014) · 62819 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.This appeal presented an issue of first impression in Nevada: whether a district court has jurisdiction to impose restitution to the State for the cost of child care in a child abuse case where a family court has…
PEREZ VS. HAYWOOD
Dec 27, 202222-40630 · 83625-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded. The court ordered "the judgment of the district court REVERSED AND REMAND this matter to the district court with instructions to remand this matter to the hearing master for a new hearing."The Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's child support order for abuse of discretion, citing Hargrove v. Ward, 138 Nev., Adv. Op. 14, 506 P.3d 329, 331 (2022), and noting that a court abuses its discretion if…
PERALTA VS. TALLEY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Nov 20, 202525-50924 · 89288-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded as to the child support award; the balance of the amended decree remains in place.The Court of Appeals reviewed the child support award under a mixed standard. Matters of custody and support rest in the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion,…
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…
GARCIA VS. SHAPIRO (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 17, 202222-25740 · 83992-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.The court reviewed evidentiary, custody, and child-support rulings for abuse of discretion, applying the standard that a court abuses its discretion when "no reasonable judge could reach a similar conclusion under the…
BRYANT VS. SORGET (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 29, 202525-37913 · 89717-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review. Custody determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), and "An abuse of discretion occurs when a district court's decision is not…
WOLFE VS. MANNION (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 8, 202691617-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")**Due process.** The court reviewed the due-process claim de novo, citing *Eureka County v. Seventh Jud. Dist. Ct.*, 134 Nev. 275, 279, 417 P.3d 1121, 1124 (2018). Applying *Martinez v. Martinez*, 140 Nev., Adv. Op. 73,…
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