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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Sufficiency of child support and alimony in Nevada

Sufficiency of child support and alimony in Nevada The Nevada Supreme Court has never issued a published opinion finding that the district court ordered too much in child support or alimony. Every opinion addressing the matter has found that the district court failed to order enough child support or alimony. As far as child support, most of the problems have been...

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Nevada Alimony Reform

Nevada Alimony Reform The 77th (2013) Regular Session of the Nevada Legislature will begin on February 4, 2013. As preparations for the session begin to take shape, some Nevada residents are seeking to put alimony reform on the ballot. For more information regarding efforts to reform alimony in Nevada see www.nevadaalimonyreform.com. For more information regarding...

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Will Las Vegas Family Court Order Parents to Pay Private School For Their Children?

Will Family Court Order Parents to Pay Private School For Their Children? The threshold determination is whether private school is in the best interest of the child.  Assuming it is, the court will examine whether the parents are reasonably able to afford the cost of tuition. The first factor the court will examine is whether the children were enrolled in private school...

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FORMER HUSBAND ORDERED TO SECURE ALIMONY OBLIGATION

FORMER HUSBAND ORDERED TO SECURE ALIMONY OBLIGATION In a recent unpublished order the Nevada Supreme Court upheld the family court judge who refused to reduce a former husband’s alimony obligation and ordered that the former husband deposit $450,000.00 into a trust account to secure his future alimony obligation. The supreme court affirmed the family court judge’s...

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Nevada Strikes Out On Alimony

By Bruce I. Shapiro, Esq., Pecos Law Group 1. INTRODUCTION What does the determination of alimony have to do with salaries in Major League Baseball? Nothing, but perhaps it should. The determination of alimony in divorces is arbitrary, inconsistent and fails most litigants. Other than child custody, the award of alimony in many cases has the most dramatic consequences to...

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