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34 results for “NRS 128.109(2)”
Tammila G. v. State, Department of Human Resources
Dec 28, 2006122 Nev. 1418, 148 P.3d 759 (2006) · 46438 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: A party petitioning to terminate parental rights must establish by clear and convincing evidence that (1) termination is in the child's best interest and (2) parental fault exists, citing NRS 128.105…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.P.M. AND E.M.M.
Sep 10, 2015131 Nev. Adv. Op. 66 (2015) · 64214 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. A party petitioning to terminate parental rights must establish by clear and convincing evidence that termination is in the child's best interest and that parental fault exists, citing In re Parental…
WASHOE COUNTY DSS VS. KORY L.G. (TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS)
Feb 28, 2013129 Nev. 125, 295 P.3d 589 (2013) · 60071 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.By the Court, Douglas, J. (Pickering, C.J., and Gibbons, Hardesty, Parraguirre, Cherry, and Saitta, JJ., concurring; en banc). The court addressed whether a nonoffending parent - whose child was placed in state custody…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO L.L.S.
May 27, 2021137 Nev. Adv. Op. 22 (2021) · 79124 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: Constitutional questions, including a parent's procedural due process rights in a termination proceeding, are reviewed de novo. In re Parental Rights as to M.F., 132 Nev. 209, 212, 371 P.3d 995, 997…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.D.L. AND C.L.B., JR.
Oct 5, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 72 (2017) · 69047 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed.The court reviewed the district court's findings of fact for substantial evidence, applying close scrutiny because termination of parental rights is "tantamount to imposition of a civil death penalty." In re Parental…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO T.F.F. (FAMILY)
Jun 18, 202525-26942 · 89626 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review: questions of law are reviewed de novo; the district court's factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence. In re Parental Rts. as to A.L., 130 Nev. 914, 918, 337 P.3d 758, 761 (2014).…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.J.B.
Dec 15, 202222-39372 · 84130 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed the procedural due process challenge de novo, citing Callie v. Bowling, 123 Nev. 181, 183, 160 P.3d 878, 879 (2007), for the requirement that a party receive notice and an opportunity to be heard. On…
MATTER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO J.L.N. (TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS)
Oct 18, 2002118 Nev. 621, 55 P.3d 955 (2002) · 38100 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed. ("we reverse the order of the district court terminating Diana's parental rights.")The court reversed an order terminating an incarcerated mother's parental rights, holding the record lacked substantial evidence of best interest or parental fault. The parent-child relationship is a fundamental liberty…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.L., N.R.B., H.R.B., W.C.B. C/W 71889
Aug 2, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, 422 P.3d 1253 (2018) · 71873 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court applied the familiar two-part termination framework: clear and convincing evidence of (1) at least one ground of parental fault and (2) that termination serves the child's best interests. NRS 128.105(1); In re…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.A.T. (FAMILY)
Oct 2, 2025141 Nev. Adv. Op. 46 (2025) · 89258 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: questions of law are reviewed de novo; the district court's factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence. In re Parental Rts. as to A.L., 130 Nev. 914, 918, 337 P.3d 758, 761 (2014). The…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO M.F., M.F. & N.F.
Mar 31, 2016132 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (2016) · 67063 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review. Constitutional questions, including the right to a jury trial, are reviewed de novo. Awada v. Shuffle Master, Inc., 123 Nev. 613, 618, 173 P.3d 707, 711 (2007). Termination orders are reviewed for…
In Re Nj
Dec 24, 2009125 Nev. 835, 221 P.3d 1255 (2009) · 51125 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court resolved two questions of first impression concerning the interplay between Nevada parental-termination law and the ICWA, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-63 (2006): (1) which burden of proof governs when both state and…
MATTER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO K.D.L. (TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS)
Dec 3, 2002118 Nev. 737, 58 P.3d 181 (2002) · 38816 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. ("we affirm the judgment of the district court terminating Richard's parental rights.")The court affirmed termination of an incarcerated father's parental rights, distinguishing cases where termination rested solely on incarceration. A petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence both the…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.J.B.
Oct 11, 202424-38299 · 85539 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review: Questions of law are reviewed de novo; the district court's factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence — evidence "a reasonable person may accept as adequate" to support a conclusion. In…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO T.M.R.
May 27, 2021137 Nev. Adv. Op. 23 (2021) · 81032 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The opinion resolves an ambiguity in Nevada's civil discovery framework as applied to parental-rights terminations. The Court reviews a denial of a motion in limine for abuse of discretion under State ex rel. Department…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO G.J.M., F.M.
Sep 15, 202222-28921 · 83928 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed a termination order under the familiar two-prong framework of NRS 128.105(1) and In re Termination of Parental Rights as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 800-01, 8 P.3d 126, 132-33 (2000): clear and convincing…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO M.M.L., JR.
May 11, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 21 (2017) · 69210 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: The grant or denial of a continuance lies within the district court's discretion and will not be reversed "except for the most potent reasons." S. Pac. Transp. Co. v. Fitzgerald, 94 Nev. 241, 243,…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO: K.C. (FAMILY)
Feb 12, 202626-07184 · 90171 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review: questions of law are reviewed de novo; factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence. In re Parental Rts. as to A.L., 130 Nev. 914, 918, 337 P.3d 758, 761 (2014). Substantial evidence is…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO R.B.J. (FAMILY)
Sep 10, 202525-39690 · 89225 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed the constitutional challenge to NRS 128.109 de novo, citing Hernandez v. Bennett-Haron, 128 Nev. 580, 586, 287 P.3d 305, 310 (2012), and applied the presumption of validity from Flamingo Paradise…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO A.B.
Mar 9, 202323-07328 · 84147 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed a termination of parental rights, applying its established standard: questions of law de novo and factual findings for substantial evidence. In re Parental Rights as to A.L., 130 Nev. 914, 918, 337…
WASHOE CTY HUMAN SERVS. AGENCY VS. DIST. CT. (R.) (C/W 84277)
Dec 22, 202222-40276 · 84278 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petitions for writs of mandamus or prohibition denied as moot.The court addressed justiciability rather than the merits. Mootness is "one of justiciability," and Nevada appellate courts render judgments only on actual controversies. Personhood Nev. v. Bristol, 126 Nev. 599, 602,…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO J.B.J.
May 14, 202424-16818 · 86116 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.Standard of review: Questions of law are reviewed de novo, and the district court's factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence - "that which 'a reasonable person may accept as adequate' to support a…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.L., N.R.B., H.R.B., W.C.B. C/W 71889
Aug 2, 2018134 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, 422 P.3d 1253 (2018) · 71889 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Standard of review: The Court reviews questions of law de novo and the district court's factual findings for substantial evidence, citing In re Parental Rights as to A.L., 130 Nev. 914, 918, 337 P.3d 758, 761 (2014).…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO N.D.L. (FAMILY)
May 15, 202525-21908 · 89361 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court applied the familiar two-prong termination framework under NRS 128.105(1) and In re Termination of Parental Rts. as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 800-01, 8 P.3d 126, 132-33 (2000): clear and convincing evidence of…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO M.A.B. AND M.B.
Jan 16, 202525-02462 · 88628 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court applied Nevada's two-prong termination framework under NRS 128.105(1) and In re Termination of Parental Rts. as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 800-01, 8 P.3d 126, 132-33 (2000): clear and convincing evidence of (1) at…
WASHOE CTY HUMAN SERVS. AGENCY VS. DIST. CT. (B.) (C/W 84278)
Dec 22, 202222-40276 · 84277 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Petitions for writs of mandamus or prohibition denied.The court addressed justiciability rather than the merits of the constitutional challenge to NRS 128.109(1)(a) and (2). Citing NCAA v. Univ. of Nev., Reno, 97 Nev. 56, 58, 624 P.2d 10, 11 (1981), the court reiterated…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO L.R.S., J.M.S. AND J.L.S.
Sep 19, 2024140 Nev. Adv. Op. 62 (2024) · 86682 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review. The court reviewed conclusions of law, including statutory construction, de novo (Dewey v. Redev. Agency of Reno, 119 Nev. 87, 93-94, 64 P.3d 1070, 1075 (2003)), and factual findings for substantial…
MATTER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO BOW (TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS)
Jan 4, 1997113 Nev. 141; 930 P.2d 1128 · 27315 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.Affirming termination, the court applied the Champagne framework requiring clear and convincing evidence of both jurisdictional grounds (a specific fault or condition of the parent) and dispositional grounds (the…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO K.M.W.
Mar 9, 202323-07329 · 83038 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court reviewed the district court's termination order under the established two-part standard: clear and convincing evidence of (1) at least one ground of parental fault and (2) that termination serves the child's…
In re Parental Rights as to A.L.
Nov 13, 2014130 Nev. Adv. Op. 91 (2014) · 63311 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The Nevada Supreme Court, sitting en banc in an opinion by Justice Parraguirre, reversed a district court order terminating a mother's parental rights and remanded for a new trial, holding that DFS confessed error under…
IN RE: WESTFALL
Aug 14, 202525-35742 · 88416 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court applied the two-prong termination framework of NRS 128.105(1) and In re Termination of Parental Rts. as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 800-01, 8 P.3d 126, 132-33 (2000), requiring clear and convincing evidence of (1)…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO R.T., K.G-T., N.H-T. AND E.H-T.
Jun 29, 2017133 Nev. Adv. Op. 38 (2017) · 70210 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The Court reviews a termination of parental rights for substantial evidence and does not "substitute its own judgment for that of the district court." In re Termination of Parental Rights as to N.J., 116 Nev. 790, 795,…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO J.S.S. AND J.S.S. (FAMILY)
Dec 11, 202525-53960 · 90615 · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed.The court applied the two-prong termination framework requiring clear and convincing evidence of (1) parental fault and (2) best interest of the child. NRS 128.105(1); In re Termination of Parental Rts. as to N.J., 116…
IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO WEINPER (TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS)
May 30, 1996112 Nev. 710, 918 P.2d 325 (1996) · 27047 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. The order terminating parental rights was affirmed.By the Court, Rose, J. (Steffen, C.J., Young and Shearing, JJ., concurring). The court affirmed an order terminating parental rights, rejecting due-process, jurisdictional, and dispositional challenges. Due process.…
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