Foreword to Second Edition When I was appointed as Nevada’s first Domestic Relations Referee (a precursor to the Family Court) in 1986, I immediately became aware there were very few case resources available for the domestic relations practitioner and the court. Accordingly, I started an effort to collect and analyze the most which quickly became my compilation of “Notable Domestic Relations Cases.” The effort began with the landmark cases. Almost every current domestic relations case from 1986 forward was included. In 1994 or so, an alphabetical case list and topical digest were added to make Notable Cases more navigable. I left the Family Court in 1998. Shortly after, I was approached by the Boyd School of Law about continuing Notable Cases on to a law school project. Unfortunately, that effort did not succeed. I was delighted to learn recently that Notable Cases would again be updated and maintained. My hope, as it always was, is that this resource will again be of help to attorneys and judges in domestic relations cases. Terrance P. Marren Rev. 7/6/2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword to Second Edition ................................................... -1- ADOPTION, equitable....................................................... -24- Frye v. Frye ......................................................... -24- Hermanson v. Hermanson .............................................. -24- Russo v. Gardner ..................................................... -25- ADOPTION, specific adoption v. agency adoption and sufficiency of form used . -25- Birth Mother v. Adoptive Parents (In re Adoption of a Minor Child) . -25- ADOPTION, visitation by birth mother.......................................... -26- Birth Mother v. Adoptive Parents ........................................ -26- ADOPTION, grandparental visitation ........................................... -27- Bopp v. Lino ........................................................ -27- ALIMONY, abuse of discretion................................................ -27- Johnson v. Steel, Inc .................................................. -27- Smith v. Smith ....................................................... -27- ALIMONY, adequacy ....................................................... -27- Cunningham v. Cunningham ............................................ -27- Wilson v. Wilson ..................................................... -28- ALIMONY, bankruptcy as a basis for modification . -28- Martin v. Martin...................................................... -28- Siragusa v. Siragusa ................................................... -28- Allen v. Allen........................................................ -29- ALIMONY, cohabitation ..................................................... -29- Watson v. Watson .................................................... -29- Gilman v. Gilman..................................................... -29- ALIMONY, extension ....................................................... -30- Schryver v. Schryver .................................................. -30- Siragusa v. Siragusa ................................................... -30- ALIMONY, factors ......................................................... -31- Lake v. Bender ....................................................... -31- Buchanan v. Buchanan................................................. -31- Wilford v. Wilford .................................................... -31- Sprenger v. Sprenger .................................................. -32- Rodriguez v. Rodriguez ................................................ -32- ALIMONY, just and equitable................................................. -33- Krick v. Krick ....................................................... -33- Rev. 7/6/2005 -2- Winn v. Winn........................................................ -33- Gardner v. Gardner ................................................... -34- Kerley v. Kerley...................................................... -34- Wright v. Osburn ..................................................... -34- ALIMONY, fault ........................................................... -35- Heim v. Heim........................................................ -35- Rodriguez v. Rodriguez ................................................ -35- ALIMONY, inadequate award................................................. -36- Rutar v. Rutar........................................................ -36- ALIMONY, interpreting modification of award . -36- Murphy v. Murphy.................................................... -36- ALIMONY, lump sum....................................................... -36- Jacobs v. Jacobs ...................................................... -36- Shane v. Shane....................................................... -37- Fenkell v. Fenkell..................................................... -37- Sargeant v. Sargeant................................................... -37- Kishner v. Kishner .................................................... -38- Daniel v. Baker ...................................................... -38- ALIMONY, modification .................................................... -39- Folks v. Folks........................................................ -39- Day v. Day .......................................................... -39- ALIMONY, modification of non-merged property settlement agreement prohibited . -39- Ballin v. Ballin....................................................... -39- Jones v. Jones........................................................ -40- ALIMONY, permanent ...................................................... -40- Ellett v. Ellett ........................................................ -40- Heim v. Heim........................................................ -41- Waltz v. Waltz ....................................................... -41- Sprenger v. Sprenger .................................................. -42- ALIMONY, pleading ........................................................ -42- Morris v. Morris...................................................... -42- Woodruff v. Woodruff................................................. -42- Forrest v. Forrest ..................................................... -42- ALIMONY, property settlement, factors in awarding . -43- Shydler v. Shydler .................................................... -43- ALIMONY, reducing arrears to judgment........................................ -43- Folks v. Folks........................................................ -43- ALIMONY, rehabilitative .................................................... -44- Rev. 7/6/2005 -3- Alba v. Alba......................................................... -44- Fick v. Fick ......................................................... -44- Kerley v. Kerley...................................................... -44- ALIMONY, right to ......................................................... -44- Sweeney v. Sweeney .................................................. -44- Estin v. Estin ........................................................ -45- Freeman v. Freeman................................................... -45- Kraemer v. Kraemer................................................... -45- Farnham v. Farnham, .................................................. -45- Portnoy v. Portnoy .................................................... -46- ALIMONY, setting aside separate property....................................... -46- Ormachea v. Ormachea ................................................ -46- Lewis v. Lewis ....................................................... -46- ALIMONY, termination, abuse of discretion for not considering tax consequences . -46- Ford v. Ford ......................................................... -46- ALIMONY, terminated by death of party ........................................ -47- Foy v. Estate of Smith ................................................. -47- ALIMONY, termination of upon cohabitation . -47- Spector v. Spector .................................................... -47- ALIMONY, termination upon remarriage ....................................... -48- Shank v. Shank....................................................... -48- ALIMONY, willful underemployment .......................................... -48- Rosenbaum v. Rosenbaum.............................................. -48- APPEALS, acquiescence to terms, notice of entry of order . -48- Culbertson v. Culbertson ............................................... -48- APPEALS, death abates appeal as to status....................................... -49- Foy v. Estate of Smith ................................................. -49- Lemp v. Lemp ....................................................... -49- Morrow v. Morrow ................................................... -49- First Nat’l Bank v. Wolff............................................... -50- APPEAL, death does not abate as to alimony on appeal . -50- Daniel v. Baker ...................................................... -50- APPEALS, remand pending appeal ............................................. -50- Lewis v. Lewis ....................................................... -50- Huneycutt v. Huneycutt ................................................ -51- APPEALS, sanctions ........................................................ -51- Miller v. Wilfong ..................................................... -51- Rev. 7/6/2005 -4- APPEALS, transcript .......................................................