Legal Opinion

Quiana M. B. v. State Department of Family Services

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided August 30, 2012No. 57746PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Gibbons, J.:

In this appeal, we address several issues relating to a termination-of-parental-rights proceeding. First, we determine whether an objection to the admission of the entire juvenile file *465(“J” file) as hearsay preserved the issue for appeal.1 Next, we consider the applicable burden of proof imposed upon a parent in order to rebut the parental-fault and child’s-best-interest presumptions contained in NRS 128.109. Finally, we decide whether substantial evidence supports the family division of the district court’s order terminating appellants Quiana M. B.’s and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Old Aztec Mine, Inc. v. BrownNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Lioce v. CohenNevada Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Bradley v. RomeoNevada Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by28 opinions

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