International Child Abduction Attorneys

International 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...

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DO GREAT GRANDPARENTS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS GRANDPARENTS WHEN SEEKING VISITATION OF A CHILD?

DO 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...

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REEXAMINATION OF CHILDREN’S SURNAMES IN PATERNITY CASES

MAGIERA 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...

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ARE PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENTS COMMUNITY OR SEPARATE PROPERTY?

ARE 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...

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NEVADA SUPREME COURT UNDERMINES CONFIDENCE IN THE JUDICIARY IN RECENT OPINION OF IVEY V. IVEY

NEVADA 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...

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