Rico v. Rodriguez

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• recognizing that equal protection under Nevada’s Constitution is implicated when a statute treats similarly situated people differently
• recognizing that the district court determines what is in a child's best interest when it serves as a tiebreaker in a dispute between parents
• recognizing that the district court determines what is in a child's best interest when it serves as a tiebreaker in a dispute between parents
• noting that a threshold question is whether a challenged statute treats \similarly situated\ people differently
• noting that, under principle of equal protection based on Nevada’s Constitution, if a law does not implicate a suspect class, it will be upheld so long as the law is reasonably related to a legitimate government interest
• providing that a child’s best interest is the primary concern in custody matters

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