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3 results for “NRS 13.040” in Divorce, Property & Alimony
HALAMA VS. HALAMA (DIVORCE)
Dec 30, 198197 Nev. 628, 637 P.2d 1221 (1981) · 12797 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for a determination of the appellant's residence and for further proceedings. ("Accordingly, we reverse the district court's order denying the motion for change of venue, and we remand ....")This appeal challenged the denial of a change of venue in a divorce action, and the court reversed. The appellant moved under NRS 13.040 - which provides that an action "shall be tried in the county in which the…
FISHER VS. WING (FAMILY)
May 28, 202626-24100 · 91269-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed an amended decree of divorce following its own prior remand in Fisher v. Wing, No. 87698-COA, 2025 WL 1770808 (Nev. Ct. App. Jun. 25, 2025). On the change-of-venue issue, the court noted…
GREY VS. GREY (DIVORCE)
Mar 30, 1995111 Nev. 388, 892 P.2d 595 (1995) · 26076 · Nevada Supreme Court
Order vacated and remanded with instructions to determine the appellant's county of residence at the commencement of the action and to proceed accordingly.Per Curiam. The court reversed the denial of a change of venue in a divorce action, holding the tardy filing resulted solely from the district court clerk's procedures. A change of venue as of right under NRS 13.040…
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