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Annual State Bar of Nevada Advanced Family Law Program

Annual State Bar of Nevada Advanced Family Law Program
December 7, 2017
8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
7.0 CLE credits, 1.5 ethics credit pending
Las Vegas, Nevada

Lunch courtesy of Lawyers Solutions Group.

Entertainment sponsored by:

Sansone Companies &

Klein Epstein and Parker, Made to Measure Custom Clothiers…

Annual State Bar of Nevada Advanced Family Law Program

Annual State Bar of Nevada Advanced Family Law Program
December 7, 2017
8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
7.0 CLE credits, 1.5 ethics credit pending
Las Vegas, Nevada

Lunch courtesy of Lawyers Solutions Group.

Entertainment sponsored by:

Sansone Companies &

Klein Epstein and Parker, Made to Measure Custom Clothiers…

Religious Hostility In The Family Court

RELIGIOUS HOSTILITY IN THE FAMILY COURT
The attorneys at Pecos Law Group took a stand for religious freedom last week.
In Arcella v. Arcella, Clark County Family Court Judge Brown disallowed a child’s enrollment at Faith Lutheran Middle School solely because the mother objected to the school’s religious affiliation. But as the United States Supreme Court has held, “the First Amendment mandates…

NEVADA SUPREME COURT REQUESTS ORAL ARGUMENT ON ISSUES OF CHURCH AND STATE

By a 7-2 decision, in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a state agency cannot deny an otherwise available public benefit to a church merely because of its religious status.  The Nevada Supreme Court will soon be hearing oral argument on a similar…

What is a “Peremptory Challenge”

Each party, as a matter of right in a divorce action, is entitled to change the judge assigned to a case by filing what is called a  “peremptory challenge.”   It must be filed for any reason, within a specific time frame, at a cost of $450.00.  Generally, each party…

The “Owner” Mentality v. The “Employee” Mentality

The “Owner” Mentality v. The “Employee” Mentality
 

Every business is comprised of two general types of mentalities: The owner mentality and the employee mentality. Every business needs both to operate in the short term and prosper in the long term. Not every employee has an “employee mentality” and not every…

What’s in a name?

The attorneys at the Pecos Law Group have prevailed in their attempts to ensure that parents, regardless of sex and marital status, have a fair opportunity to participate in the naming of their children.  In the case, Petit v. Adrianzen, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 15 (2017), recently published by…

Nevada Supreme Court Publishes Opinion on Pecos Law Group’s Successful Appeal in Same-Sex Paternity and Equitable Adoption Case

Nevada Supreme Court Publishes Opinion on Pecos Law Group’s Successful Appeal in Same-Sex Paternity and Equitable Adoption Case
 
The Nevada Supreme Court has issued a published decision in Nguyen v. Boynes, 133 Nev. Op. 32 (June 22, 2017), agreeing with Pecos Law Group’s argument that the doctrine of equitable…

Property Equalization Payments May Be Limited In Marital Settlement Agreements

Property Equalization Payments May Be Limited In Marital Settlement Agreements
 

Individuals going through a divorce should be informed of the tax implications of a divorce, particularly in property equalization. Per 26 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 1.1041-1T, if a transfer of property is due to a divorce and between…

Jack W. Fleeman Named Partner at Pecos Law Group

Pecos Law Group is pleased to announce that Jack W. Fleeman has been named as a partner.   Since joining Pecos Law Group in 2014, Mr. Fleeman has become a Certified Family Law Specialist in the state of Nevada; has been named as a Super Lawyers Mountain States Rising Star…