Rennels v. Rennels

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that parents \are not entitled to [a] presumption [that the parents' desire to restrict visitation is in the best interest of the child] when they seek to modify or terminate a judicially approved visitation arrangement\
• holding that a stipulated order according nonparents visitation can only be modified \upon a showing of a substantial change in circumstances that affects [the] child's welfare such that it is in the child's best interest to modify the existing visitation 10 arrangement\
• stating that district court custody decisions are SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 4 (0) 1907A Aiel. reviewed for an abuse of discretion and that factual findings supported by substantial evidence will not be set aside
• explaining that this court reviews purely legal matters de novo
• “When a nonparent obtains visitation through a court order or judicial approval, they have successfully overcome the parental presumption and are in the same position as a parent seeking to modify or terminate visitation.”
• noting we review questions of law de novo

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Neal Lovlace v. Timothy Kevin Copley
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2013-09-06· cited 337×
• Quiana M. B. v. State Department of Family Services
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2012-08-30· cited 42×
• St. Mary v. Damon
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2013-10-03· cited 25×
• Blanco v. Blanco
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2013-10-31· cited 13×
• Nance v. Ferraro
  Court of Appeals of Nevada· 2018-04-05· cited 7×
• Nicole Ward F/K/A Nicole Belden and Andy Ward v. Brett Belden and Isabel Belden
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2023-11-16· cited 3×
• Julie I. Husby and Gregory L. Husby v. Jennifer M. Monegan and Scout A. Monegan
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2022-09-16· cited 1×
• JOHNSON v. BENNETT (CHILD CUSTODY)
  Court of Appeals of Nevada· 2025-06-26· cited 1×
• Neal Lovlace and Norma Jean Lovlace v. Timothy Kevin Copley and Beth Copley
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-02-03
• Mizrachi v. Mizrachi
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2016-09-15
• NANCE v. FERRARO
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2018-04-05
• NANCE VS. FERRARO (CHILD CUSTODY)
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2018-04-05
• NGUYEN VS. BOYNES (CHILD CUSTODY)
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2017-06-22
• MIZRACHI VS. MIZRACHI (CHILD CUSTODY)
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2016-09-15
• HERNANDEZ VS. DIST. CT. (STATE)
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2016-01-07
• DAVIS VS. EWALEFO (CHILD CUSTODY)
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2015-07-02
• BLUESTEIN VS. BLUESTEIN (CHILD CUSTODY)
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2015-03-26
• IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT C. MURRAY
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2015-03-05
• In Re: Visitation Of J.C.B., K.R.B., L.B.B., And L.A.B.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2019-09-16
• Boes Vs. Boes (Child Custody)
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2019-10-31