Legal Opinion

Paine v. Paine

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided September 22, 1955No. 3856PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Eather, J.:

This is an appeal from order of the trial court granting a motion for modification of a divorce decree to provide increased support of the minor children of the parties.

The question is whether in the light of an agreement between the parties the court’s order of modification was a proper exercise of discretion. In our view it was not.

The parties were divorced in this state in October, 1952. The decree provided that an agreement between the parties “settling property rights of the parties concerning the custody, maintenance and support of the minor children, Abby…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Molema v. MolemaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
  2. Elsman v. ElsmanNevada Supreme Court · 1931
  3. La Rue v. KempfMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  4. Parkhurst v. ParkhurstCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Stewart v. StewartCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Culbertson v. CulbertsonNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Rooney v. RooneyNevada Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Renshaw v. RenshawNevada Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Shydler v. ShydlerNevada Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Melahn v. MelahnNevada Supreme Court · 1962

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