Washoe County, NV Family Law Lawyers

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Includes: Collaborative Law, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements

Marta L. Presti

Mental Health, Family Law, Divorce, Adoption
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  38 Years

Joseph D. Fahrendorf

Family Law, Criminal, Civil Rights, Contract, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  12 Years

Roderic A Carucci

Family Law, Civil Rights, Contract, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  33 Years

Joseph David Fahrendorf

Family Law, Criminal, Civil Rights, Contract, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  12 Years

Abigail Gurney Stephenson

Environmental Law, Family Law, Corporate, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Michael V. Kattelman

Motor Vehicle, Medical Products & Devices, Trusts, Family Law, Animal Bite
Status:  In Good Standing           

William R. Kendall

Employment, Family Law, Personal Injury, Accident & Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  39 Years

Cory A. Santos

Workers' Compensation, Car Accident, Personal Injury, Car Accident, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Lee Thomas Hotchkin

Family Law, DUI-DWI, Criminal, Personal Injury, Mass Torts
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  43 Years

Leslie Jan Shaw

Family Law, Divorce & Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  48 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

PHYSICAL CUSTODY

The right and obligation of a parent to have his child live with him. Compare legal custody.

ADOPT

(1) To assume the legal relationship of parent to another person's child. See also adoption. (2) To approve or accept something -- for example, a legislative bo... (more...)
(1) To assume the legal relationship of parent to another person's child. See also adoption. (2) To approve or accept something -- for example, a legislative body may adopt a law or an amendment, a government agency may adopt a regulation or a party to a lawsuit may adopt a particular argument.

FAMILY COURT

A separate court, or more likely a separate division of the regular state trial court, that considers only cases involving divorce (dissolution of marriage), ch... (more...)
A separate court, or more likely a separate division of the regular state trial court, that considers only cases involving divorce (dissolution of marriage), child custody and support, guardianship, adoption, and other cases having to do with family-related issues, including the issuance of restraining orders in domestic violence cases.

MARTIAL MISCONDUCT

See fault divorce.

LEGAL CUSTODY

The right and obligation to make decisions about a child's upbringing, including schooling and medical care. Many states typically have both parents share legal... (more...)
The right and obligation to make decisions about a child's upbringing, including schooling and medical care. Many states typically have both parents share legal custody of a child. Compare physical custody.

COLLUSION

Secret cooperation between two people in order to fool another. Collusion was often practiced by couples before no-fault divorce in order to make up a grounds f... (more...)
Secret cooperation between two people in order to fool another. Collusion was often practiced by couples before no-fault divorce in order to make up a grounds for divorce (such as adultery). By fabricating a permitted reason for divorce, colluding couples hoped to trick a judge into granting their freedom from the marriage. But a spouse accused of wrongdoing who later changed his or her mind about the divorce could expose the collusion to prevent the divorce from going through.

ABANDONMENT (OF A CHILD)

A parent's failure to provide any financial assistance to or communicate with his or her child over a period of time. When this happens, a court may deem the ch... (more...)
A parent's failure to provide any financial assistance to or communicate with his or her child over a period of time. When this happens, a court may deem the child abandoned by that parent and order that person's parental rights terminated. Abandonment also describes situations in which a child is physically abandoned -- for example, left on a doorstep, delivered to a hospital or put in a trash can. Physically abandoned children are usually placed in orphanages and made available for adoption.

MARITAL PROPERTY

Most of the property accumulated by spouses during a marriage, called community property in some states. States differ as to exactly what is included in marital... (more...)
Most of the property accumulated by spouses during a marriage, called community property in some states. States differ as to exactly what is included in marital property; some states include all property and earnings dring the marriage, while others exclude gifts and inheritances.

DEFAULT DIVORCE

See uncontested divorce.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

MC Multi-Family Dev., LLC v. Crestdale Assocs., Ltd.

... presented at trial that other Walter Homes' members used the license on individual projects, that evidence is not so overwhelming that any verdict other than one in favor of Crestdale Associates would be contrary to law. [20] Moreover, Multi-Family Development's acquisition of ...

Rivero v. Rivero

... Fahrendorf, Viloria, Oliphant & Oster, LLP, and Raymond E. Oster, Reno, for Amicus Curiae State Bar of Nevada, Family Law Section. ... We then ordered answers to the petition from appellant Michelle Rivero and amicus curiae, the State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section. ...

Ogawa v. Ogawa

... Robert Cerceo, Reno; Katherine L. Provost, Las Vegas; and Marshal S. Willick, Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae State Bar of Nevada, Family Law Section. Before HARDESTY, CJ, PARRAGUIRRE, DOUGLAS, CHERRY, SAITTA, GIBBONS and PICKERING, JJ. OPINION. ...