Phillips v. Phillips

Phillips · Supreme Court of Nevada · April 29, 2022 · No. 82414

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the district court judgment in a child-custody appeal involving Todd Matthew Phillips and Amber Phillips. The court denied the appellant's motions to stay the custody order as moot.

Court
Supreme Court of Nevada
Writing for the Court
Justice Cadish, for Justice Stiglich; Senior Justice Mark Gibbons
Jurisdiction
Nevada
Decision date
April 29, 2022
Docket number
82414
Procedural posture
Civil appeal from a child-custody order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County.
Precedential value
Published
Parties
Todd Matthew Phillips v. Amber Phillips
Disposition
affirmed

Topics

child custodyfamily law procedureappellate procedureappellate jurisdictionmootness

Practice areas

family lawchild custodyappellate procedure

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the Clark County district court's child-custody judgment should be affirmed on appeal.
  2. Whether the appellant's motions to stay the custody order should be granted.

Holdings

  1. The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
  2. The motions to stay the custody order were denied as moot.

Key quotations

ORDER the judgement of the district court AFFIRMED.

Factual background

The source provides no substantive factual findings concerning the underlying custody dispute. The appeal arose from a district-court custody order, and the appellant sought appellate review and a stay of that order.

Procedural history

Todd Matthew Phillips appealed from the Clark County district court in a child-custody matter. The Nevada Supreme Court proceeded under its child-custody fast-track procedures, denied or resolved various procedural motions, and affirmed the district court's judgment. The appellant's motions to stay the custody order were denied as moot.

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