Nevada Supreme Court· 12/22/1993

Sims v. Sims

Citations

865 P.2d 328
109 Nev. 1146
1993 Nev. LEXIS 171

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recognizing that a court may not modify custody to punish parental misconduct or for disobedience of court orders
finding the trial court abused its discretion in entering a change of custody based on a parent’s refusal to obey a court order, rather than on a determination of the child’s best interest
“court may not use changes of custody as a sword to punish parental misconduct; disobedience of court orders is punishable in other ways”
“This court has made it clear that a court may not use changes of custody as a sword to punish parental misconduct; disobedience of court orders is punishable in other ways.”
\This court has made it clear that a court may not use changes of custody as a sword to punish parental misconduct; disobedience of court orders is punishable in other ways.\

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