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Summary Of Blanco V. Blanco, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 77, Lee Gorlin
Summary Of Blanco V. Blanco, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 77, Lee Gorlin
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined two issues: (1) whether a district court may grant a default judgment regarding child custody and child support without violating statutory law; and (2) whether a district court in divorce proceedings may grant a case-concluding default judgment regarding issues other than child custody or support, such as property division, spousal support, or attorney’s fees.
Summary Of St. Mary V. Damon, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 68, Jeffrey D. Pike
Summary Of St. Mary V. Damon, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 68, Jeffrey D. Pike
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined three issues: 1) whether the Nevada Parentage Act and its underlying policies allows for a child to have two legal mothers; 2) whether the parties’ co- parenting agreement was a surrogacy agreement; and 3) whether the same-sex parties’ co- parenting agreement is consistent with Nevada’s public policies or void as unlawful or against public policy.
Summary Of Falconi V. Secretary Of State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 28, David Rothenberg
Summary Of Falconi V. Secretary Of State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 28, David Rothenberg
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petitioner filed this original petition for a writ of mandamus, seeking an order directing the Secretary of State to remove his ex-wife from the fictitious address program. The Court provided guidelines to determine whether to grant the writ, but ultimately denied the petition because this is not the proper court.
Summary Of In The Matter Of Parental Rights As To A.G., 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 13, David H. Rigdon
Summary Of In The Matter Of Parental Rights As To A.G., 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 13, David H. Rigdon
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal from a district court order denying a petition for termination of parental rights.
Theorizing From Particularity: Perpetrators And Intersectional Theory On Domestic Violence, Elizabeth L. Macdowell
Theorizing From Particularity: Perpetrators And Intersectional Theory On Domestic Violence, Elizabeth L. Macdowell
Scholarly Works
The role of identity-based stereotypes about perpetrators in domestic violence cases has not received much attention in legal scholarship, which has instead focused on the identities of victims. However, stereotypes governing who is a recognizable victim (e.g., that victims are white, middle-class, passive, and dependent women in heterosexual relationships) cannot by themselves explain why nonconforming victims are sometimes successful in family court cases and other, more “perfect” victims are not. Drawing on intersectionality theory, which studies the ways experiences are shaped by the interaction of multiple identity categories, I argue that understanding this phenomenon requires a relational analysis that examines …
Summary Of In Re A.B., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 70, Timothy A. Wiseman
Summary Of In Re A.B., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 70, Timothy A. Wiseman
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The court considered how a dependency master’s finding of facts and recommendations should be reviewed by the juvenile dependency judge.