Sam Z. v. Hikmet

OPINION

By the Court,

Agosti, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying a petition for termination of parental rights and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. In determining whether to terminate parental rights, this court has consistently applied the jurisdictional/dispositional standard set forth in Champagne v. Welfare Division, 100 Nev. 640, 691 P.2d 849 (1984). Based on legislative amendments to NRS 128.105, which sets forth the grounds for terminating parental rights, we now reject our Champagne standard, which requires a district court to find…