Legal Opinion

Fernandez v. Fernandez

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided February 4, 2010No. 51423PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Pickering, J.:

This is an appeal by the father of minor children from an order denying a motion to modify child support under NRS 125B.145. The trial court held that it was “not bound” by NRS 125B.145 because the parties “previously agreed in a stipulation and order modifying the Decree of Divorce that neither party [would] seek modification of child support.” In the trial court’s view, this made the child support order nonmodifiable, so long as the father had “sufficient means (assets and/or income) to meet the agreed upon child support obligations.”

The motion to modify…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Armstrong v. ArmstrongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Rivero v. RiveroNevada Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Lang v. LangDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  4. Day v. DayNevada Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Willerton v. BasshamNevada Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Haley v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of ClarkNevada Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Nevada Commission on Ethics v. CarriganSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. MARTINEZ v. MARTINEZ (CHILD CUSTODY)Nevada Supreme Court · 2024
  5. DELUCCHI VS. SONGERNevada Supreme Court · 2017

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