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Zach Coughlin, esq.
Nevada Bar No: 9473
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,ttorne- .or Dana /arris
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GINA JONES;
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DANA HARRIS<
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2he undersigned a>ologi?es .or the some@hat ill .ormatted nature o. this
>leading, caused 0- the unla@.ul rent distraint some attorne-s li"e to >ractice on other
attorne-s o..ice equi>ment, client .iles, driverAs license, com>uters, hard drives, etc.
@hen the- are re>resenting their Beverl- /ills /# graduate neurosurgeon landlord
clients in retaliator- summar- eviction >roceedings....#ometimes an attorne- needs to
har"en 0ac" to great. Bold, 0rave moments in Budicial histor-. 7i"e the time that
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Electronically
01-11-2012:02:05:27 AM
Joey Orduna Hastings
Clerk of the Court
Transaction # 2692686
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E 9th St. #2
AND VISITATION ORDER
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maveric" 9udge #chumacher a>>lied N!C; 11 sanctions to the D,. 1..ice o. :ashoe
Count- Dist. ,tt-. v. #econd 9udicial Dist. Court e) rel. Count- o. :ashoe, 11+ Nev.
+9, & ;.3d &+ E'''= . 2he D, a0solutel- is su0Bect to N!C; 11, and so is an- @ith
the :ashoe Count- ;u0lic De.enderAs 1..ice. F5n a case 0rought 0- the district
attorne- to en.orce a :ashington child su>>ort order in Nevada, the district court
im>osed N!C; 11 sanctions against the district attorne- .or .ailing to discontinue
en.orcement o. the su>>ort order a.ter the district courtAs >revious ruling that
:ashington had continuing e)clusive Burisdiction to adBudicate the arrearage amount.F
District attorne-As o..ice, as a non*>art- in underl-ing >roceedings to en.orce out*o.*
state child su>>ort order, did not have right to a>>eal district courtAs order im>osing
!ule 11 sanctions against the o..ice, and thus @rit o. mandamus @as an availa0le
remed-. 1..ice o. :ashoe Count- Dist. ,tt-. v. #econd 9udicial Dist. Court e) rel.
Count- o. :ashoe, ''', & ;.3d &+, 11+ Nev. +9. District Budge a0used his
discretion in im>osing G,&'' sanctions against cit- manager and cit- attorne- .or their
alleged .ailure to >artici>ate in good .aith in settlement con.erence and, there.ore,
>etition .or @rit o. mandamus to >revent district court .rom en.orcing sanctions @ould
0e granted< sanctions levied did not .it >ur>orted violations at issue. Cit- o. #>ar"s v.
#econd 9udicial Dist. Court 5n and (or Count- o. :ashoe, 199+, 9' ;.d 1'14, 11
Nev. 9&.
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No@, the undersigned is not as"ing 4our /onor to order sanctions against the
D,, 0ut rather to a>>l- this CourtAs acumen and e)>ertise to this situation as it see .it.
/o@ the D, can attach 6r. /arrisAs @age, ma"ing the incredi0le lengths and e)>enses
he goes to to see his little girl during the holida-s, 0e.ore he even gets a hearing, is
incredi0le. :hat is more incredi0le is the e)tent to @hich Cina 9ones has .ailed to >a-
her share o. the travel e)>enses. ;erha>s, 6s. 9ones reall- needs to consider @hether a
N!C; +'E0= 6otino to #et ,side the original $isitation and #u>>ort 1rder @ould 0e
a>>ro>riate, given some o. the things the udnersigned has heard @ith res>ect to the
voida0ilit- o. the original 8CC9, Burisdiction, vis a vis, @hether 6s. 9ones @as reall-
living in !eno or in Ne@ 4or". 2here is not limitations >eriod .or void Budgments to
0e set aside, and .urther, Budgments >rocurred through .raud or e)cusa0le neglect ma-
have the 1%' da- limitations >eriod tolled under certain circumstances. :h- 6s.
9ones thin"s those vulnera0ilities in her case @ould ma"e leveraging the >o@er o. the
D,As 1..ice a good idea, is not at all clear.
N!# 1&C.'' !ights o. noncustodial >arent: ,dditional visits to com>ensate
.or @rong.ul de>rivation o. right to visit. 1. 5n a dis>ute concerning the rights o. a
noncustodial >arent to visit his or her child, the court ma-, i. it .inds that the
noncustodial >arent is 0eing @rong.ull- de>rived o. his or her right to visit, enter a
Budgment ordering the custodial >arent to >ermit additional visits to com>ensate .or the
visit o. @hich the noncustodial >arent @as de>rived. . ,n additional visit must 0e: Ea=
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1. the same t->e and duration as the @rong.ull- denied visit< E0= 2a"en @ithin 1 -ear
a.ter the @rong.ull- denied visit< and Ec= ,t a time chosen 0- the noncustodial >arent.
3. 2he noncustodial >arent must give the court and the custodial >arent @ritten notice
o. his or her intention to ma"e the additional visit at least 7 da-s 0e.ore the >ro>osed
visit i. it is to 0e on a @ee"da- or @ee"end and at least 3' da-s 0e.ore the >ro>osed
visit i. it is to 0e on a holida- or vacation. E,dded to N!# 0- 19%&, 1%9=H
E#u0stituted in revision .or N!# 1&,.3''= N!# 1&C.'3' 5m>risonment .or
contem>t .or .ailure to com>l- @ith Budgment ordering additional visit. 1. , custodial
>arent @ho .ails to com>l- @ith a Budgment ordering an additional visit ma-, u>on a
Budgment o. the court, 0e .ound guilt- o. contem>t and sentenced to im>risonment in
the count- Bail. During the >eriod o. im>risonment, the court ma- authori?e his or her
tem>orar- release .rom con.inement during such hours and under such su>ervision as
the court determines are necessar- to allo@ the custodial >arent to go to and return
.rom his or her >lace o. em>lo-ment. . , custodial >arent im>risoned .or contem>t
>ursuant to su0section 1 must 0e released .rom the Bail i. the court has reasona0le
cause to 0elieve that the custodial >arent @ill com>l- @ith the order .or the additional
visit.
Cause o. ,ction .or 2rans.er o. ChildAs Custod- Based on Custodial ;arentAs
5nter.er* ence :ith $isitation !ights 4' C1,d 41<. 6ac"*6anle- v. 6anle-, 1
Nev. %49< 13% ;.3d &&< E''+=<, noncustodial >arent see"ing relie. .rom the
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custodial >arentAs inter.erence @ith visitation rights ma- not have a trans.er o. the
childAs custod- as the >rimar- o0Bective or ma- not 0e a0le to >resent a su..icientl-
strong case to Busti.- a modi.ication o. the custod- order. 1ther actions are availa0le
@hich ma- ena0le the noncustodial >arent to en.orce e)isting visitation rights or to
.acilitate the e)ercise o. those rights. (or e)cellent e)tended anal-sis o. these al*
ternatives, see (ein0erg I 7oe0, Custod- and $isitation 5nter.erence: ,lternative
!emedies, 1 9. ,m. ,cad. 6atrim. 7a@. 71 E1994=< see also 3lrod, Child Custod-
;ractice and ;roced* ure JJ 1&:1 et seq. 1ne a>>roach that the noncustodial >arent
ma- ta"e is to see" a modi.ication o. the visita* tion >rovisions o. the custod- order.
#ee, e.g., Cummings v. Cummings, 73 #o. d %9% E(la. Dist. Ct. ,>>. 4th Dist. 199%=.
5t ma- 0e >ossi0le .or the noncustodial >arent to o0tain a s>e* ci.ic visitation schedule
@hich is more readil- en.orcea0le. 6cCammon v. 6cCammon, +%' #.:.d 19+ E6o.
Ct. ,>>. :.D. 19%4= Enoncustodial >arentAs visitation >rivileges modi.ied to s>eci.-
times @hen, and conditions under @hich, visitation ma- ta"e >lace=. :here the cus*
todial >arentAs inter.erence @ith visitation rights ta"es the .orm o. moving @ith the
child to a distant location, an a>>lication to modi.- the noncustodial >arentAs visitation
rights so as to re* quire .e@er, 0ut longer, >eriods o. visitation and a sharing o.
trans>ortation e)>enses ma- 0e a>>ro>riate. #ee, e.g., 5n re 6arriage o. /arris, +7'
;.d 44+ EColo. Ct. ,>>. 19%3=s>eci.- times @hen, and conditions under @hich,
visitation ma- ta"e >lace=. :here the cus* todial >arentAs inter.erence @ith visitation
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rights ta"es the .orm o. moving @ith the child to a distant location, an a>>lication to
modi.- the noncustodial >arentAs visitation rights so as to re* quire .e@er, 0ut longer,
>eriods o. visitation and a sharing o. trans>ortation e)>enses ma- 0e a>>ro>riate. #ee,
e.g., 5n re 6arriage o. /arris, +7' ;.d 44+ EColo. Ct. ,>>. 19%3= Ecustodial >arent
ordered to >a- one*hal. cost o. trans>ortation o. children to e..ect visitation=< Cataldi
v. #ha@, 1'1 ,.D.d %3, 47& N.4.#.d 4%' Ed De>At 19%4= Enoncustodial >arent
given right to minimum o. si) @ee"sA visitation during summer vacation and relie.
.rom child su>>ort during visitation >eriods=< ;-le v. ;-le, 11 1hio ,>>. 3d 31, 4+3
N.3.d 9% E%th Dist. Cu-ahoga Count- 19%3= Ecustodial mother @as required to share
increased cost o. visitation necessitated 0- her relocation=. :hen the custodial >arentAs
inter.erence @ith visitation rights violates the >rovisions o. a court order, the
institution o. contem>t >roceedings ma- 0e an e..ective @a- .or the non* custodial
>arent to en.orce visitation rights. #ee, e.g., 7ee v. 7ee, ''' 62 +7, 99+ ;.d 3%9
E6ont. '''=, citing 6ilanovich v. 6ilanovich, '1 6ont. 33, +&& ;.d 9+3 E19%=.
5n .act, the court ma- 0e un@illing to consider modi.ication o. a custod- order 0-
trans.erring custod- o. the child to the noncustodial >arent unless it has .irst attem>ted
to give e..ect to the order 0- means o. its contem>t >o@er. ,s a general rule, there are
restraints on the a0ilit- o. a court to modi.- a child custod- or* der. 2he court ma- 0e
una0le to consider modi.ication unless it .irst .inds that a change in cir* cumstances
has occurred since entr- o. the order. /o@ever, .rustration o. visitation, @ith nothing
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more, ma- not Busti.- a change o. custod-< the trial court must consider @hether it is in
childAs 0est interest to change custod-. !aleigh v. #mith, %% #o. d 1'&& E(la. Dist.
Ct. ,>>. d Dist. ''4=< see also Bro@n v. :hite, 3 ,.D.3d 743, 77' N.4.#.d %'9
E3d De>At ''4=< ;ace v. ;ace, ''1 :4 43, ;.3d %+1 E:-o. ''1= Ealthough
encouraging >arent* child contact 0- minimi?ing the >arentsA inter.erence @ith one
anotherAs visitation is certainl- a valid o0Bective, it cannot 0e the sole 0asis .or a
custod- a@ard=. 2his is true in virtuall- all ,merican Burisdictions. (or e)am>le, in
,la0ama, a visitation dis>ute, alone, is not a su..i* cient 0asis u>on @hich to modi.- an
e)isting custod- Budgment< ho@ever, @hen visitation >ro0lems are cou>led @ith one
>arentAs attem>ts to damage or destro- the other >arentAs rela* tionshi> @ith the child, a
change o. custod- ma- 0e @arranted. Chee" v. D-ess, ''7 :7 &+''+ E,la. Civ.
,>>. ''7=, cert. quashed, ''% :7 474+43 E,la. ''%=. 5nter.erence @ith visitation
in some Burisdictions can, under certain circumstances, 0e su.* .icient to @arrant a
change in custod-. #ee, e.g., ,l.ieri v. ,l.ieri, 1'& N.6. 373, 733 ;.d 4 ECt. ,>>.
19%7= E, custodial >arentAs demonstrated lac" o. coo>eration and re.usal to .ollo@
>rior court orders concerning visitation ma- constitute grounds .or a change o. custod-
in an e)treme case.=. #ome Burisdictions ta"e a Khard*lineL a>>roach 0- statute. (or
e)am>le, N./. !ev. #tat. ,nn. J 4&%:17 >rovides that >arental intentional inter.erence
@ith custod- or visita* tion shall 0e grounds .or modi.ication o. custodial orders.
Nonetheless, the >aramount concern underl-ing ultimate resolution o. the case remains
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the 0est interest o. the child. #ee 3lrod, Child Custod- ;ractice and ;rocedure J
17:+.#tatutor- .actor addressing @hether there @as esta0lished >attern o. conduct on
>art o. re* locating >arent to >romote or th@art relationshi> o. child and non*relocating
>arent did not .a* vor .ormer hus0and or .ormer @i.e regarding .ormer hus0andAs
>ro>osed relocation @ith child to 2e)as< evidence sho@ed that 0oth >arties had acted
contentiousl- to@ards each other at di.* .erent times throughout >roceeding @ith
neither >art- clearl- acting more egregiousl- than the other, and evidence indicated
that 0oth >arties had desire to su>>ort childAs relationshi> @ith other >arent. 7#,M!.#.
9:3&&.1E,=E&=. Cass v. Cass, & #o. 3d 1& E7a. Ct. ,>>. 3d Cir. '1'=. , custodianAs
denial o. child visitation rights to the non*custodial >arent can 0e a change in
circumstances that ma- Busti.- modi.ication o. custod-, es>eciall- @here the evidence
sho@s an unBusti.ied and .lagrant >attern o. @ill.ul denial o. visitation. $.,.6.#. J
4&.41'E1= E!e>ealed=. /ighto@er v. 6-ers, 3'4 #.:.3d 77 E6o. '1'=. 2he
o0struction 0- a custodial >arent o. visitation 0et@een a child and the noncustodial
>arent ma-, i. continuous, constitute 0ehavior so inconsistent @ith the 0est interests o.
the child as to raise a strong >ossi0ilit- that the child @ill 0e harmed. 5n re 6iller, '
,.3d %&4 EN./. '11=.
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/ere is @hat Dana /arris @rote to the undersigned E-es, it is in ,77C,;#, 0ut the
undersigned has not 0een >aid an-@here near enough mone- to change that .act .or
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6r. /arris,.urther, the time @ould 0e 0etter s>ent >roviding some authorit- on >oint to
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1n motion and u>on such terms as are Bust, the court ma- relieve a >art- or a >art-As legal
re>resentative .rom a .inal Budgment, order, or >roceeding .or the .ollo@ing reasons: E1= mista"e,
inadvertence, sur>rise, or e)cusa0le neglect< E= ne@l- discovered evidence @hich 0- due diligence
could not have 0een discovered in time to move .or a ne@ trial under !ule &9E0=< E3= .raud E@hether
hereto.ore denominated intrinsic or e)trinsic=, misre>resentation or other misconduct o. an adverse
>art-< E4= the Budgment is void< or, E&= the Budgment has 0een satis.ied, released, or discharged, or a
>rior Budgment u>on @hich it is 0ased has 0een reversed or other@ise vacated, or it is no longer
equita0le that an inBunction should have >ros>ective a>>lication. 2he motion shall 0e made @ithin a
reasona0le time, and .or reasons E1=, E=, and E3= not more than + months a.ter the >roceeding @as
ta"en or the date that @ritten notice o. entr- o. the Budgment or order @as served. (ederal cases can
0e cited as hel>.ul or >ersuasive authorit- in state courtAs @here the .ederal rule is su0stantiall-
similar to the state rule. !elie. under !ule +'E0=E1= turns on equita0le .actors, nota0l- @hether an-
neglect @as e)cusa0le. ;ioneer 5nv. #ervs. Co. v. Bruns@ic" ,ssocs. 7td. ;Rshi>, &'7 8.#. 3%', 39
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E1993=. #econd, the court ma- grant relie. @here there is Kne@l- discovered evidenceL that the
moving >art- could not have discovered through its e)ercise o. due diligence. (3D. !. C5$. ;. +'E0=
E=. 2hird, the court ma- set aside a .inal Budgment .or .raud, misre>resentation or other misconduct
0- an adverse >art-. 5d. +'E0=E3=< 6a-.air 3)tension, 5nc. v. 6agee, 41 (.d 4&3, 4&4 ED.C. Cir.
19&7=. #>eci.icall-, the movant must sho@ that Ksuch S.raudR >revented him or her .rom .ull- and
.airl- >resenting his or her case,L and that Kthe .raud is attri0uta0le to the >art- or, at least, to
counsel.L !ichardson v. NatRl !.!. ;assenger Cor>., 1&' (.!.D. 1, 7 ED.D.C. 1993= Einternal citations
omitted=. (ourth, the court ma- grant relie. in cases in @hich the Budgment is Kvoid.L (3D. !. C5$. ;.
+'E0=E4=. , Budgment ma- 0e void i. the court lac"ed >ersonal or su0Bect matter Burisdiction in the
case, acted in a manner inconsistent @ith due >rocess or >roceeded 0e-ond the >o@ers granted to it
0- la@. 30erhardt v. 5ntegrated Design I Constr., 5nc., 1+7 (.3d %+1, %71 E4th Cir. 1999=.
POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
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N!C; !873 +': K!3753( (!16 98DC63N2 1! 1!D3!... E0= 6ista"es< 5nadvertence<
3)cusa0le Neglect< Ne@l- Discovered 3vidence< (raud, 3tc. 1n motion and u>on such terms as are
Bust, the court ma- relieve a >art- or a >art-As legal re>resentative .rom a .inal Budgment, order, or
>roceeding .or the .ollo@ing reasons: E1= mista"e, inadvertence, sur>rise, or e)cusa0le neglect< E=
ne@l- discovered evidence @hich 0- due diligence could not have 0een discovered in time to move
.or a ne@ trial under !ule &9E0=< E3= .raud E@hether hereto.ore denominated intrinsic or e)trinsic=,
misre>resentation or other misconduct o. an adverse >art-< ...2he motion shall 0e made @ithin a
reasona0le time, and .or reasons E1=, E=, and E3= not more than + months a.ter the >roceeding @as
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ta"en or the date that @ritten notice o. entr- o. the Budgment or order @as served. , motion under this
su0division E0= does not a..ect the .inalit- o. a Budgment or sus>end its o>eration. 2his rule does not
limit the >o@er o. a court to entertain an inde>endent action to relieve a >art- .rom a Budgment, order,
or >roceeding, or to set aside a Budgment .or .raud u>on the court. :rits o. coram no0is, coram vo0is,
audita querela, and 0ills o. revie@ and 0ills in the nature o. a 0ill o. revie@, are a0olished, and the
>rocedure .or o0taining an- relie. .rom a Budgment shall 0e 0- motion as >rescri0ed in these rules or
0- an inde>endent action.L District court has @ide discretion in deciding @hether to grant or den- a
motion to set aside a Budgment. !ules Civ.;roc., !ule +'E0= 7esle- v. 7esle-, 1997, 941 ;.d 4&1,
113 Nev. 77. District court deciding @hether to grant relie. .rom Budgment on grounds o. mista"e or
inad*vertence or e)cusa0le neglect must anal-?e @hether movant >rom>tl- a>>lied to remove
Budgment, lac"ed intent to dela- >roceedings, demonstrated good .aith, lac"ed "no@ledge o.
>rocedural requirements, and tendered meritorious de.ense to claim .or relie.. !ules Civ.;roc., !ule
+'E0=E1=. 7esle- v. 7esle-, 1997, 941 ;.d 4&1, 113 Nev. 77. District Budges are a..orded 0road
discretion in ruling on motion .or relie. .rom Budgment. !ules Civ.;roc., !ule +'E0=. Pahn v. 1rme,
199, %3& ;.d 79', 1'% Nev. &1'. #etting aside o. de.ault Budgment o0tained in suit .or damages .or
de.ault in sales agreement against De.endant, @ho asserted, via a..idavit attached to motion to set
aside, e)cusa0le neglect and that he had valid and su0stantial de.ense @as not a0use o. discretion.
/orton v. ;ringle, 197, 49% ;.d 37, %% Nev. 3&%.
2rial courtAs amendment to Budgment o. divorce, requiring .ormer hus0and to >a- .ormer @i.e
child su>>ort until >artiesA son graduated .rom high school and to >rovide -earl- >roo. to @i.e
that he maintained li.e insurance @ith @i.e as 0ene.iciar-, constituted a su0stantive correction
o. a Budicial, rather than clerical, error, the entr- o. @hich @as unauthori?ed, since the ten*da-
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limitations >eriod a.ter entr- o. Budgment .or amendments o. Budgment under civil >rocedure
rule had ela>sed. 6alone v. ;ercival, ,>>. Dist., %7& #o.d 1%+ E''4=.
Cina 9ones allededl- committed .raud u>on the court in >rocurring Nevada as the home state
Burisdiction under the 8CC9,, as such an- Budgment stemming .rom that determination is void and
should 0e set aside >ursuant to N!C; +'E0=.ties o. su>>ort*en.orcement agenc-. T3..ective on the
date that the >rovisions o. 2he /ague Convention on the 5nternational !ecover- o. Child #u>>ort and
1ther (orms o. (amil- 6aintenance is rati.ied 0- the ;resident and the 8nited #tates de>osits its
instrument o. rati.ication.U
:here.ore, Zach Coughlin, 3sq., on 0ehal. o. his client Dana /arris, requests this court set
aside the >revious child su>>ort order and or dismiss this case in addition to a@arding 6r. /arris
restitution .or @hatever amounts Cina 9ones o@es over and a0ove the o.. set >rovided .or travel
e)>enses, and to the e)tent that the travel e)>enses e)ceed that o.. set.
AFFIRMATION Pursuant to NRS 239B.030
2he undersigned does here0- a..irm that the >receding document does not contain
the social securit- num0er o. an- >erson.
D,23D this JANUARY 10, 2012
VDsD Zach Coughlin
Zach Coughlin
Attorney for Dana Harrs
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5, Zach Coughlin, declare:
1n 11 '11, 5, 6r. Zach Coughlin served the .oregoing MOTION TO SET ASIDE
ORIGINAL UCCJEA JURISDICTION
, de>ositing in the 8#;# mail, a true co>- thereo. to:
Cina 9ones
37%' ;lumas #t.
!eno, N$ %9&'9
Dated this JANUARY 11 2012
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Zach Coughlin
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Rev. 10/24/2002

IN THE FAMILY DIVISION OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
OF THE STATE OF NEVADA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHOE
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FAMILY COURT
MOTION/OPPOSITION NOTICE
(REQUIRED)

CASE NO.
DEPT. NO.


NOTICE: THIS MOTION/OPPOSITION NOTICE MUST BE ATTACHED AS THE
LAST PAGE to every motion or other paper filed pursuant to chapter 125, 125B
or 125C of NRS and to any answer or response to such a motion or other paper.

Mark the CORRECT ANSWER with an X.
YES NO
1. Has a final decree or custody order been entered in this
case? If yes, then continue to Question 2. If no, you do not
need to answer any other questions.

2. Is this a motion or an opposition to a motion filed to
change a final order? If yes, then continue to Question 3. If
no, you do not need to answer any other questions.

3. Is this a motion or an opposition to a motion filed only to
change the amount of child support?

4. Is this a motion or an opposition to a motion for
reconsideration or a new trial and the motion was filed
within 10 days of the Judges Order?

A.
IF the answer to Question 4 is YES, write in the filing
date found on the front page of the Judges Order.
Date

B.
If you answered NO to either Question 1 or 2 or YES to Question 3 or 4, you are exempt
from the $25.00 filing fee. However, if the Court later determines you should have paid the
filing fee, your motion will not be decided until the $25.00 fee is paid.

I affirm that the answers provided on this Notice are true.

Date: , Signature:

Print Name:
Print Address:
Telephone Number:

Gina Jones
Dana Harris
FV05-04296
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1 11 2012
Zach Coughlin, Esq NV BAR 9473
1422 E. 9th St. #2 Reno 89512
775 338 8118 fax 949 667 7402
/s/ Zach Coughlin