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3 results for “NRS 18.020” in Divorce, Property & Alimony
KOGOD VS. CIOFFI-KOGOD C/W 71994
Apr 25, 2019135 Nev. 64, 439 P.3d 397 (2019) · 71994 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. The court reviews divorce-decree decisions, including alimony and community property dispositions, for abuse of discretion. Buchanan v. Buchanan, 90 Nev. 209, 215, 523 P.2d 1, 5 (1974); Wolff v.…
JONES VS. JONES (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Dec 21, 197086 Nev. 879, 478 P.2d 148 (1970) · 6147 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded for a new trial.This was a post-divorce contract action to enforce a New York separation agreement that, by its terms, survived and was not merged into any divorce decree and was to be construed under New York law. The court first held…
CAMPBELL VS. CAMPBELL (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Aug 27, 1985101 Nev. 380, 705 P.2d 154 (1985) · 15546 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed in part and remanded; affirmed in part. The court reversed the portion of the order dividing the house 60/40 in the wife's favor and remanded so the district court could reconsider the travel-agency division, affirming the decree in all other respects.Per Curiam. On appeal and cross-appeal from a divorce decree, the court addressed the characterization and division of marital assets. It held that under NRS 125.150(1)(b)(2), a district court may equitably (unequally)…
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