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3 results for “NRS 159.061(2)” in Guardianship
IN RE D.R.G. (GUARDIANSHIP)
Feb 12, 2003119 Nev. 32, 62 P.3d 1127 (2003) · 38575 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. ("we affirm the judgment of the district court.")The issue was whether the district court properly appointed the maternal aunt guardian of a medically fragile child over the objection of the natural father, and the court affirmed. Guardianship determinations rest in…
Hudson v. Jones
Jul 13, 2006122 Nev. 708, 138 P.3d 429 (2006) · 43828 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The question presented was whether the parental preference doctrine applies to a parent's motion to modify a custody arrangement in which a nonparent holds joint legal and primary physical custody following a litigated…
FISHER VS. FISHER (GUARDIANSHIP)
Oct 19, 198399 Nev. 762, 670 P.2d 572 (1983) · 15069 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing before a different judge to adjudicate the guardianship petition, including legal and physical custody. ("Reversed and remanded.")The court reviewed the summary dismissal of a guardianship petition and reversed. It first held that an ex-stepparent has standing to seek guardianship as a "concerned person" under NRS 159.044(1), and that a guardian,…
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