Legal Opinion

Davis v. Ewalefo (Child Custody)

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided July 31, 2014No. 63731Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

this court will affirm a district court's decision regarding custody absent a clear abuse of discretion. Wallace v. Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019,

922 P.2d 541, 543

(1996). Thus, this court will affirm a district court's decision if it is supported by substantial evidence. Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev. 559, 566,

97 P.3d 1124, 1129

(2004). At the evidentiary hearing, the district court heard evidence that the child is only seven years old and for the majority of the child's life, appellant has worked overseas, resulting in appellant only seeing the child for a few two-week periods of time each…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Ellis v. CarucciNevada Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Wallace v. WallaceNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Rico v. RodriguezNevada Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Metz v. MetzNevada Supreme Court · 2004

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