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STEVENS VS. LANEY (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 21, 202691371-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part. ("Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED IN PART and DISMISS IN PART this appeal.")**Standards of review.** The court identified competing framings of the reunification issue and conducted a two-part inquiry: (1) whether Kayden's Law impacts the custody order, and (2) whether the district court's…
BROWN VS. BROWN (DIVORCE PROPERTY & ALIMONY)
Mar 19, 1985101 Nev. 144, 696 P.2d 999 (1985) · 12716 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed as to the divestiture of the residence interest and the per diem confinement charge; affirmed in all other respects.The court held that where a divorce decree does not require a party to maintain life insurance policies, the party is entitled to cancel them without consequence; the district court therefore erred in divesting the…
MILLER VS. MILLER
Oct 7, 202424-37419 · 87625-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the contempt order for abuse of discretion. Lewis v. Lewis, 132 Nev. 453, 456, 373 P.3d 878, 880 (2016); see also Vaile v. Vaile, 133 Nev. 213, 217, 396 P.3d 791, 794-95 (2017) (contempt…
HILDAHL VS. HILDAHL (CHILD SUPPORT)
Oct 15, 197995 Nev. 657, 601 P.2d 58 (1979) · 10220 · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed. ("Affirmed.")The court affirmed a judgment for support arrearages and a contempt order against a father who unilaterally reduced fixed monthly support-and-maintenance payments when a child came to live with him. Accrued alimony and…
GONZALEZ VS. VELAZQUEZ-GONZALEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 27, 202626-09362 · 90570-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Reversed in part (contempt for changing the dental appointment, including the $500 sanction) and affirmed in part (all remaining judgments).Standard of review. The court reviewed the custody determination for a clear abuse of discretion, Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), noting that an abuse occurs when a decision "is not…
COBIAN VS. RAMIREZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Oct 18, 202424-39361 · 88076-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed several distinct rulings under differing standards. **Subject matter jurisdiction / registration of the foreign order.** The court reviewed subject matter jurisdiction de novo, giving…
PLATA VS. GUTIERREZ (CHILD CUSTODY)
Aug 21, 202691173-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded ("AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order").Custody modification. The court of appeals reviewed the custody ruling for a clear abuse of discretion, quoting Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. 145, 149, 161 P.3d 239, 241 (2007), that district courts enjoy "broad…
DAGHER VS. DAGHER (CHILD CUSTODY)
Feb 6, 1987103 Nev. 26, 731 P.2d 1329 (1987) · 17427 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed; the order changing custody is vacated and the cause remanded for a priority custody hearing, with the child to remain with the father pending the outcome. (Per curiam.)The court reversed the denial of the mother's motion to set aside an order that had changed physical custody of the parties' daughter to the father. The order followed a five-minute hearing set on a purported…
HAMDAN VS. HAMDAN (FAMILY)
Apr 16, 202626-17507 · 90273-COA · Nevada (SCOTN/COA)
Affirmed. ("ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.")The Court of Appeals reviewed the contempt order for abuse of discretion. Lewis v. Lewis, 132 Nev. 453, 456, 373 P.3d 878, 880 (2016). Although orders of contempt are not themselves appealable, the court had…
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