Nevada family-law case summaries

This case involves a dispute over custody of a minor child between Vanessa R. Lovett and William Christensen. Lovett had appealed a district court order that modified child custody. While the appeal was pending, she asked the Court of Appeals to send the matter back to the district court temporarily - a step called a "remand" - so that the lower court could enter a new, permanent custody order. According to a district court order dated July 31, 2026, which Lovett attached to her motion, the two parties had reached an agreement on the record: Lovett would have sole legal and physical custody of the child, and Christensen would have no parenting time. The order stated the parties intended this arrangement to be permanent. Based on that agreement, the district court temporarily granted Lovett sole legal and physical custody and encouraged her to seek a remand from the appellate court so a permanent order could be entered. Christensen did not oppose Lovett's request. The Court of Appeals reviewed her unopposed motion and the district court's order and decided that sending the case back to the district court was warranted, so the lower court could enter a new permanent custody order. Lovett had asked that the remand be limited, saying she was not giving up her other arguments on appeal. The court instead concluded that dismissing the appeal was appropriate. The court added a note explaining that its order does not prevent Lovett from appealing the order the district court enters after remand, as long as she is harmed by that order and it is otherwise something that can be appealed.