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5 results for “NRS Chapter 432B” in Guardianship
AMAYA VS. GUERRERO RIVERA (CHILD CUSTODY)
Jul 3, 2019135 Nev. Adv. Op. 27, 444 P.3d 450 (2019) · 75769 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.The court reviewed de novo the interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) and NRS 3.2203, citing Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 124 Nev. 193, 198, 179 P.3d 556, 559 (2008). The opinion describes…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF B.A.A.R.
Sep 3, 2020136 Nev. Adv. Op. 57 (Ct. App. 2020) · 78626-COA · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded.Standard of review: The Court of Appeals reviews factual determinations for abuse of discretion, In re Guardianship of N.M., 131 Nev. 751, 754, 358 P.3d 216, 218 (2015), but applies de novo review to questions of…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF D.M.F.
Sep 28, 2023139 Nev. Adv. Op. 38, 535 P.3d 1154 (2023) · 84274 · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions.Standard of review. The court reviews guardianship determinations for abuse of discretion, citing Jason S. v. Valley Hosp. Med. Ctr. (In re Guardianship of L.S. & H.S.), 120 Nev. 157, 87 P.3d 521 (2004), and State v.…
MATTER OF GUARDIANSHIP OF N.S. (GUARDIANSHIP)
Mar 16, 2006122 Nev. 305, 130 P.3d 657 (2006) · 43919, 45415 · Nevada Supreme Court
Petitions granted. The court directed issuance of a writ of mandamus ordering the district court to vacate its orders denying the guardianship and visitation petitions and to reconsider them consistent with the opinion.These were consolidated original petitions for writs of mandamus challenging denial of a maternal grandmother's guardianship and visitation petitions arising in NRS Chapter 432B abuse and neglect proceedings. Mandamus…
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF WITTLER
Aug 1, 2019135 Nev. Adv. Op. 31, 445 P.3d 852 (2019) · 76948 · Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal dismissed.The opinion is a jurisdictional dismissal addressing whether a district court order extending a temporary guardianship and denying a motion to dismiss is independently appealable. Appellate jurisdiction in Nevada exists…
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