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Assembly Bill 227: Making Annulment and Child Custody Cases Less Contentious and Less Expensive
Nevada law allows divorcing spouses who agree to all terms to divorce using summary procedure. This is also called an “uncontested divorce.” Summary procedure is a less formal way to resolve a case when the parties agree to all the terms so that the Court does not...
Westbrook, Chen, and Porray: Criminal Law Appeals, Nuts & Bolts; Part 3
Chief Deputy Public Defender Deborah Westbrook, Chief Deputy District Attorney Alexander Chen, and Defense Attorney Amy Porray, join Special Host Emily McFarling on the nuts and bolts of criminal law appeals, from a practitioner's perspective. The views and opinions...
Gibbons, Petty, and Porray: Criminal Law Appeals, Nuts & Bolts; Part 2
Court of Appeals Judge Michael Gibbons, Chief Deputy Public Defender John Reese Petty, and Defense Attorney Amy Porray, join Special Host Emily McFarling on the nuts and bolts of criminal law appeals, including a bench perspective. The views and opinions of any...
Gibbons, Petty, and Porray: Criminal Law Appeals, Nuts & Bolts; Part 1
Court of Appeals Judge Michael Gibbons, Chief Deputy Public Defender John Reese Petty, and Defense Attorney Amy Porray, join Special Host Emily McFarling on the nuts and bolts of criminal law appeals, including a bench perspective. The views and opinions of any...
McFarling, Reardon: Family Court Discovery
Family Law Attorneys Emily McFarling and Brian Reardon join us for a discussion on discovery in domestic relations matters, which includes divorce, child custody, paternity, and similar cases. The views and opinions of any individuals interviewed and providing...
Peterson, Piro, and Coffee: The Death Penalty
Legal Director Chris Peterson of the Nevada Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union; and, Chief Deputy Public Defenders John Piro and Scott Coffee; join, Special Host Emily McFarling of McFarling Cohen Fic & Squires for a discussion on the death penalty. The...
Moss, McFarling, & Willick: Reversed & Remanded, Family Law Appeals
District Court Judge Cheryl Moss; and, Certified Family Law Specialists Emily McFarling and Marshal Willick; join Media Director Alexis Brown for a Perspectives Panel on family law appeals. The views and opinions of any individuals interviewed and providing comments...
Termination of Parental Rights
Certified Family Law Specialist Emily McFarling; and, Family Law Attorneys Monica Caffaratti and Lance White; join us for a Perspectives Panel on termination of parental rights. Landlord-Tenant Attorney Alexis Brown moderates the discussion. The views and opinions of...
Survivorship Benefits
Certified Family Law Specialists Marshal Willick, Emily McFarling, and Andriea Aden, join us for a Perspectives Panel on survivorship benefits. This issue stems from the court's role in distributing community property and how pensions and other retirement plans are...
Father’s Rights in Nevada Custody Cases
The Importance of Fathers In many ways, fathers have been given a bad reputation. Historically, they were seen as less involved in the care of their children for several reasons: fathers were expected to join the workforce to provide for their families financially;...
Understanding child support enforcement in Nevada
There are many resources available for parents who are unsure of their child support responsibilities or what their child support responsibility entails. A parent’s responsibility to support their child or children - also known as their child support “obligation” -...
Answers to Your Nevada Child Support Questions
Under Nevada law, each parent is obligated to provide support for their children. When parents are together, this is common sense and happens naturally in the parents’ routine; one or both parents may work and the parents work together to make sure the child is fed,...