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6 results for “NRS 129.010”
IN RE CUSTODY OF GULICK (CHILD SUPPORT)
Feb 24, 1984100 Nev. 125, 676 P.2d 801 (1984) · 14672 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded. ("Accordingly, the order of the district court is reversed, and this matter is remanded for further proceedings.")Per Curiam. Reviewing an order modifying custody and support under a Maryland divorce decree, the court identified three errors and reversed. First, ruling on the father's November 18 motion the following day, without…
ELLETT VS. ELLETT (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Jan 25, 197894 Nev. 34, 573 P.2d 1179 (1978) · 8909 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded. ("Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded for redistribution of the two community property automobiles.")The court affirmed in part and reversed in part a supplemental divorce decree. (1) Retirement benefits: because the January partial decree expressly reserved property division and alimony, it was interlocutory and not a…
BINGHAM VS. BINGHAM (CHILD SUPPORT)
Aug 26, 197591 Nev. 539, 539 P.2d 118 (1975) · 8008 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed. ("Reversed.")The court construed a merged child support agreement against the backdrop of a mid-term statutory change in the age of majority. When the 1969 agreement and decree were entered, NRS 129.010 set 21 as the age of majority…
MEAD VS. MEAD (CHILD CUSTODY) C/W 84878
Dec 20, 202323-41256 · 84843-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Appeal dismissed in Docket No. 84843-COA; reversed and remanded in Docket No. 84878-COA.The court addressed appellate jurisdiction before reaching the merits. It held that the temporary custody order challenged in Docket No. 84843-COA did not "finally establish[ ] or alter[] the custody of minor children"…
LOZANO-DONOHUE VS. DONOHUE (CHILD CUSTODY)
Dec 13, 202323-40378 · 84261-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed and remanded (Order of Reversal and Remand).The Court of Appeals reviews child custody determinations for an abuse of discretion, but "the district court must have reached its conclusions for the appropriate reasons." Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d…
NORRIS VS. NORRIS (CHILD SUPPORT)
Feb 16, 197793 Nev. 65, 560 P.2d 149 (1977) · 8967 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed.The court (Thompson, J.) affirmed the termination of a father's decree-based child support obligation upon his son reaching the reduced age of majority. The 1972 decree ordered support 'until said children respectively…
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