At the Pecos Law Group, all of our attorneys have more than 15 years of experience. You will benefit from that experience directly, because our attorneys work one on one with you to achieve your goals and overcome the stressful legal problem you are faced with. To learn more about our Nevada lawyers, review the profiles below: Lesley E. Cohen Paul A. Lemcke Stephen R. Minagil Bruce I. Shapiro Shann D....
Learn MoreInternational Child Abduction Attorneys On December 23, 1981, the United States signed the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. With Congress’ enactment of enforcement legislation, the treaty became enforceable in the United States on April 29, 1988. The purpose of the Convention is to prevent the use of force to establish artificial jurisdictional links on an international level for purposes of obtaining custody of a child. While words like “abduction”...
Learn MoreDO GREAT GRANDPARENTS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS GRANDPARENTS WHEN SEEKING VISITATION OF A CHILD? NRS 125C.050 provides that certain relatives of a child may petition the court for visitation rights. Under specific circumstances, siblings, grandparents and even great grandparents may seek visitation rights if it is established that such visitation would be in the child’s best interest. Interestingly, a recent Colorado Court of Appeals decision found that “great grandparents” were not...
Learn MoreMAGIERA V. LUERA: REEXAMINATION OF CHILDREN’S SURNAMES IN PATERNITY CASES Bruce I. Shapiro, Las Vegas, Nevada 14 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Winter, 1999) Reprinted with permission of the State Bar of Nevada I INTRODUCTION In Magiera v. Luera,1 the Nevada Supreme Court concluded that a father is not entitled to have an out-of-wedlock child bear his surname merely and solely so that he may receive a “tangible benefit” for paying his child support.2 Magiera involved a child born to unwed...
Learn MoreARE PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENTS COMMUNITY OR SEPARATE PROPERTY? NRS 123.130 provides that all property acquired after marriage, except by gift, inheritance or personal injury damages are community property. Therefore, if a married person receives a settlement for a personal injury, the proceeds are generally separate property. One of the exceptions, however, is that if a portion of the personal injury proceeds represents “lost wages” during the marriage, that portion would be characterized as...
Learn MoreNEVADA SUPREME COURT UNDERMINES CONFIDENCE IN THE JUDICIARY IN RECENT OPINION OF IVEY V. IVEY In December 2009, Judge William Gonzalez signed an uncontested decree of divorce for Luciaetta and Phil Ivey. Phil then donated $5,000.00 to the campaign of Judge William Gonzalez in April 2010. Thirteen months later, in May 2011, a dispute arose over Phil’s alimony obligation to Luciaetta. Luciaetta asked that Judge Gonzalez be disqualified from hearing the case. The district court denied her...
Learn MoreThe Deviation Factors of NRS 125B.080(9) (This blog series is from excerpts of the article written by Bruce I. Shapiro, a Las Vegas family law attorney with Pecos Law Group, titled “The Lost Factors of NRS 125B.080(9): Deviating From Child Support Guidelines, 12 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Spring, 1997) and is used with permission of the State Bar of Nevada. The footnotes have been deleted from these excerpts. Part 9: Introduction and NRS 125B.080(9)(k) and NRS 125B.080(9)l) NRS 125B.080(9). Any...
Learn MoreThe Deviation Factors of NRS 125B.080(9) Part 6: Introduction and NRS 125B.080(9)(g) and NRS 125B.080(9)(h) NRS 125B.080(9)(g). Any public assistance paid to support the child: It is unclear how this factor should be considered in a child support obligation. Obviously, if a child is receiving public assistance, the court will order the parent or parents to pay the appropriate support. If, however, a child is receiving disability payments due to the noncustodial parent’s disability, should the...
Learn MoreLesley Cohen, of Pecos Law Group, is featured in the February edition of “Nevada Lawyer” magazine as one of 12 lawyers serving in the legislature this...
Learn MorePart 5: Introduction and NRS 125B.080(9)(f) NRS 125B.080(9)(f). The value of services contributed by either parent: This is a rather broad, vague factor which, although it could be used in many ways, has not been addressed by the supreme court or the legislature and has probably not been addressed much at the trial level. The question of whether the services that the custodial parent provides should be considered in calculating a las vegas nevada child support award was presented in Lewis v. Hicks,...
Learn MoreThe Deviation Factors of NRS 125B.080(9) (This blog series is from excerpts of the article written by Bruce I. Shapiro, a Las Vegas family law attorney with Pecos Law Group, titled “The Lost Factors of NRS 125B.080(9): Deviating From Child Support Guidelines, 12 Nevada Family Law Report 1 (Spring, 1997) and is used with permission of the State Bar of Nevada. The footnotes have been deleted from these excerpts. The full article can be viewed at: [link]. Part 3: Introduction and NRS 125B.080(9)(d)...
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