By law, a parent who does not have custody of a child (the “non-custodial” parent) must pay the parent who has custody of the child (the “custodial” parent) child support. The amount of child support that a non-custodial parent must pay per month is determined by gross monthly income, which is monthly income before taxes [...]
On Thursday, November 12, 2009, the Nevada Supreme Court gave its ruling in an international family law matter, commonly known as Ogawa v. Ogawa. This case involved three distinct issues effecting a child custody dispute and division of community property in a divorce action. Under the facts of this case, a now-Nevada resident was divorcing [...]
When the parents of a child live in different states, and custody or support issues arise, you must take great care before hiring a lawyer to represent you in the case. Often, there are two or more possible states that may appear to have jurisdiction over the issues. These issues can be very complicated. Questions [...]
In order to be divorced in Nevada, the state Court must first have “jurisdiction”. In Nevada, the state court has jurisdiction if either the Plaintiff or Defendant has ”resided” in Nevada for the six weeks leading up to the filing of a Complaint for Divorce. This six week requirement defines “residency” and is often times abused by individuals from other [...]
The most important issue that any litigant will face is a Court’s determination as it pertains to the custody rights of parents with regard to their children.
The decisions litigants make regarding their desired custodial timeshare with the other parent are ones that are personal to them. It is not the place of a lawyer to [...]
Q. What is an annulment?
A. In some situations, the Court may dissolve a marriage by an annulment, which results in the marriage being treated as if it never existed. A party to a marriage may be granted an annulment if, at the time of the marriage, either party lacked mental capacity to enter the marriage, [...]
The Nevada legislature has finally enacted a law which acknowledges the rights of same-sex or otherwise unmarried partners in this State. Commencing on October, 1, 2009, individuals may legally register as domestic partners in the State of Nevada. A “domestic partnership” is a statutorily created civil contract which will allow domestic partners to have the [...]
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