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Summary Of In Re Parental Rights As To A.L., 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 91, Stephanie Bedker
Summary Of In Re Parental Rights As To A.L., 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 91, Stephanie Bedker
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined that (1) when seeking to maintain parental rights, parents have a right to bring material evidence rebutting a NRS 432B.450 presumption that a child is in need of protection; and (2) that district courts cannot rely on juvenile court findings of intentional abuse to terminate parental rights where such evidence has been improperly excluded.
Summary Of Henson V. Henson, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 79, Sydney Gambee
Summary Of Henson V. Henson, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 79, Sydney Gambee
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined that (1) survivor benefits must be specifically set forth in a divorce decree notwithstanding NRS 286.590, which does not automatically confer survivor benefits and (2) immediate payment of benefits to a former non-employee spouse must be requested by motion, in accordance with California’s approach in In re Marriage of Cornejo.
[1] 916 P.2d 476 (Cal. 1996).
Summary Of Major V. State, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 70, Christian Spaulding
Summary Of Major V. State, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 70, Christian Spaulding
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
In a child abuse case, where a family court has previously imposed an obligation on the defendant for the costs of supporting a child placed in the care of social services, the Supreme Court of Nevada determined the district court has jurisdiction to grant restitution to the State for the cost of such child care but must be offset the restitution amount by the amount of the support obligation imposed by the family court.
Summary Of Holdaway-Foster V. Brunell, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 51, Brian Vasek
Summary Of Holdaway-Foster V. Brunell, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 51, Brian Vasek
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined whether (1) the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act of 1994 applies retroactively, and (2) Nevada had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a 1985 child support order modified in Hawaii.
Summary Of Doan V. Wilkerson, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 48, Kelsey Bernstein
Summary Of Doan V. Wilkerson, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 48, Kelsey Bernstein
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined two issues: 1) whether the six-month statute of limitations set forth in NRCP 60(b) applies to a motion for relief from a divorce decree, and (2) under what circumstances a marital asset adjudicated in court but omitted from the final divorce decree may be partitioned through a motion for relief from judgment.
Summary Of Druckman V. Ruscitti, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 50, Allison Vitangeli
Summary Of Druckman V. Ruscitti, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 50, Allison Vitangeli
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined two issues: (1) the child custody rights of unmarried parents when the father’s paternity has been established pursuant to statute; and (2) whether the district court abused its discretion when it awarded primary physical custody of the child to the mother and granted the mother’s relocation request.
Summary Of Gonzales-Alpizar V. Griffith, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 2, Michael Paretti
Summary Of Gonzales-Alpizar V. Griffith, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 2, Michael Paretti
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined two issues: (1) whether the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) allows for the enforcement of a foreign support order; and (2) whether a foreign support order is enforceable under the doctrine of comity.