by the noncustodial parent is virtually precluded." See Cook v. Cook, 111
Nev. 822, 826, 898 P.2d 702, 705 (1995) (internal quotation marks
omitted). This threshold requirement is met when the requesting parent
can demonstrate "a sensible, good faith reason for the move." Id. at 827,
898 P.2d at 705 (internal quotation marks omitted).
Here the recordS indicates that appellant originally requested
to relocate to Utah, before modifying her request to seek relocation to
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nevertheless, while appellant requested to
relocate to Colorado Springs, she testified that she had never been to
Colorado Springs, had never seen the home where she and the child were
going to reside, and had not applied for schooling or explored job
opportunities there. At the time, appellant had a permanent full-time job
in Nevada. Further, appellant testified that her relocation to Colorado
Springs was her parents' idea and that she would be residing with them.
Yet, her parents had just relocated to Colorado Springs for her father's
three-year assignment with the United States Air Force.
Having considered the parties' arguments and the record on
appeal, we conclude that the district court's determination that appellant
failed to establish a good-faith reason for the move is supported by
substantial evidence and that the district court did not abuse its discretion
in denying appellant's request to relocate to Colorado. See Wallace v.
Wallace, 112 Nev. 1015, 1019, 922 P.2d 541, 543 (1996) (providing that
this court reviews district court child custody decisions for an abuse of
discretion); see also Ogawa v. Ogawa, 125 Nev. 660, 668, 221 P.3d 699, 704
(2009) (explaining that a district court's factual findings are given
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deference and will not be set aside unless they are clearly erroneous or not
supported by substantial evidence). Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED. 1
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Shawn B. Meador, Settlement Judge
Kristi Beth Luna
Gary M. Pakele
Washoe District Court Clerk
'We have determined that this appeal should be submitted for
decision on the fast track statement and response and the appellate record
without oral argument. See NRAP 3E(g)(1); see also NRAP 34(0(1).
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