Dobson v. Dobson

In my opinion, the order entered below is not appealable under our ruling in Jarstad v. National Farmers Union, 92 Nev. 380, 552 P.2d 49 (1976), and a long line of cases following Jarstad. I therefore respectfully dissent.

The majority concludes that the district court “effectively treated Cecile’s motion as one brought under NRCP 60(b)(3) and granted the appropriate relief.” Having thus created a fictional “bootstrap,” the majority declares that the district court’s order “declaring the divorce decree void is appealable.” Of course, the *350district court did no such thing. It specifically…