A legal note from Marshal Willick about the changed role of parental sexual activity as it relates to child custody determinations. ........................................................... An attorney wrote in, asking if courts will apply case law that has never...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about the wrong turns being taken in the automation of the courts, as to e-filing and video records. ........................................................... The medical maxim “The first thing is, do no harm” applies in many...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about the use and abuse of Court Minutes. ........................................................... For the third time in a few weeks, this office has seen opposing counsel dispute the terms of a proposed court order based on the...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about a United States Supreme Court decision altering the meaning of “custody rights” in international child abduction cases. ........................................................... In Abbott v. Abbott, 560 U.S. 1 (No. 08-645, May...

A legal note from Marshal Willick updating prior items. ........................................................... When these notes go out, I sometimes get a lot of feedback, including inquiries as to how developing matters played out. As it’s been most of a year...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how if either spouse has a retirement, the QDRO should be finished simultaneously with the divorce. ........................................................... I. ALWAYS DEAL WITH THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS BEFORE FINISHING THE...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how attorneys are violating the rules of professional ethics by mis-using paralegals who change firms. ........................................................... There are attorneys in this State who seek out and even hire...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how common sense in some alimony determinations is now mandatory. ........................................................... In Schwartz v. Schwartz, 126 Nev. 87, 225 P.3d 1273 (Adv. Opn. No. 8, Mar. 4, 2010), the Nevada...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how the State Bar of Nevada’s Fee Dispute Resolution System is Broken – and Needs to be Fixed. ........................................................... For many years the State Bar of Nevada has permitted disgruntled clients...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how it may be time for Nevada to distinguish enterprise from personal goodwill in business valuations. ........................................................... I. THE ROLE OF GOODWILL IN DIVORCES INVOLVING BUSINESSES In...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how fees incurred on appeal can be awarded in and by the district court on remand – sometimes. ........................................................... Somebody asked me a question in the recent past as to whether attorneys...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how feral paralegals are roaming the legal landscape, making practice harder for actual lawyers. ........................................................... I. THE PROBLEM We’ve noted some disturbing trends relating to...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about a modest proposal* for improving the handling of family law cases in the Nevada Supreme Court. ........................................................... The Justices of the current Nevada Supreme Court are bright,...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how determining jurisdiction in cohabitant cases just got a lot harder – unnecessarily. ........................................................... In Landreth v. Malik, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. 61, 221 P.3d 1265 (Adv. Opn. No. 61,...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how 8 = 6, if the Nevada Supreme Court says it does (and a reminder invite to our open house on January 6). ........................................................... In Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 221 P.3d 699 (Adv. Opn. No....

A legal note from Marshal Willick about Garner, rogue attorneys, fraud on the court, and whether represented parties must now sign consents to orders (and an invite to an open house). ........................................................... A Memo on Garner's...

A legal note from Marshal Willick about how the Nevada Supreme Court has just half fixed a problem, and missed an opportunity to do a lot better. ........................................................... On November 10, 2009, the Nevada Supreme Court amended SCR...