Stanton v. Stanton (Child Custody)

Supreme Court oF Nevana (Op 197A RO IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA DENNIS VINCENT STANTON, No. 80910 Appellant/Cross-Respondent, C Vs. i TWYLA MARIE STANTON, = FILED Respondent/Cross-Appellant. = ORDER AFFIRMING IN PART AND REVERSING IN PART This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a district court order setting aside a divorce decree. Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County; Robert W. Lane, Judge. Appellant filed a complaint for divorce in the Eighth Judicial District Court, but dismissed it after respondent was appointed legal counsel when the court concluded she had a diminished capacity. A month later, the parties filed another divorce complaint in the Eighth Judicial District Court, but dismissed the action after their peremptory challenge was denied and the matter remained assigned to the same District Court Judge who had appointed respondent legal counsel in the prior proceedings. Shortly thereafter, the parties filed yet another divorce complaint in the Fifth Judicial District Court. After the divorce decree in that action was entered, respondent relocated to Arkansas where her parents obtained a guardianship over her. Thereafter, the parents moved to set aside the divorce decree. The parties then reconciled and remarried. At the hearing on the motion, appellant’s counsel agreed to set aside the divorce decree as a moot issue. The district court granted the motion to set aside the divorce decree and ordered that the joint petition for divorce was dismissed with 2272-06872 wt hee ee nl 2-8 SE te ee a Ree faeces Ca cee eh EL » Seba 2 wed glen 2 Supreme Court oF Nevapa 10) 197A