Edgington v. Edgington

OPINION

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the district court erred when it concluded that the parties’ son is not “handicapped” within the meaning of NRS 125B. 110(4), Nevada’s handicapped child support statute. We conclude that a child is “handicapped” under the statute if he or she is incapable of being self-supporting because of a qualifying physical or mental impairment.

In the proceedings below, the district court did not focus on the child’s ability to be self-supporting in determining whether the child was handicapped. Additionally, the record is not sufficiently developed with…