Las Vegas The Legal Minute

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Same Sex Marriage

Many Australians traveling to New Zealand now that same sex marriage is legal in that country. Read more of the report in the Las Vegas Guardian Express.

Same Sex marriage is still not legal in the state of Nevada since 2002 and 2004 Nevada voters agreed that a marriage should be defined as a union between one man and one woman. However, Nevada does recognize domestic partnerships which includes same sex couples.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit in Nevada against the 2002 constitutional amendment saying is violates the U.S. Constitution. The judge ruled against the lawsuit in 2012 that challenged the definition of marriage as one one and one man.

Former Las Vegas Family Court Judge Dies  

One of the first three judges elected by residents of Southern Nevada to Las Vegas Family Court passes away on August 14, 2013, Rest in Peace, Terrance P. 'Terry' Marren

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Las Vegas Family Court Sexual Assault

Video Goes Viral
A Las Vegas Family Court House Marshall, Ron Fox was fired in the wake of an investigation of a sexual assault of a woman who was in Las Vegas Family Court for a divorce hearing. KLAS TV Channel 8, reported on the cover up in March 2011, that lead to the investigation of several employees, managers and a judge that within days lead to the firing of Marshall Fox.

The video of Monica Contreras, who was arrested by Las Vegas Marshalls' after she complained to the Judge that she was wanted a female Marshall to perform the search has gone viral prompting further investigations in the Las Vegas Family Court system.


Child Sex Exploitation
Former softball coach from Clark County School District receives 23 years in federal prison for child sex exploitation.


National Night Out, August 6, 2013
Tonight is National Night Out sponsored by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Find an event near your neighborhood.

Alimony Support in a Divorce Las Vegas

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Alimony, is financial support that can be awarded from one spouse to another in a divorce. In Las Vegas and across the country more women are working and becoming the bread-winners in today's families and judges are awarding more ex-husbands alimony. Any spouse can file for alimony and many factors are determined in that judgement. If you are thinking of divorce and need advice on Alimony understand the process and the Nevada laws governing Dissolution of Marriage. Unlike a child support calculator, an Alimony Calculator cannot determine what the divorcing spouse will be entitled too or granted since there are many factors for determining alimony by the Las Vegas Family Court.

ALIMONY Calculator factors

• How long the divorcing couple has been married
• Each couple's career during the marriage
• How employable is each spouse
• What skills, education or training of spouse
• How each spouse contributed as homemaker
• Divorcing couple financial condition and value of property and assess 
• Each couples age, health and can they earn a sustainable living
• Did the spouse give up a career

Laws in many cities out-dated and several organizations looking to change alimony laws. Read More

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Children and Sex Crimes

It is difficult for parents when they find themselves with a juvenile that has been convicted of a sex crime, Nevada Supreme Court has just upheld Juvenile Sex Registration. Read More

Child Trafficking in the U.S. is under the watchful eye of the FBI and while we would like to think our children are safe in our own city of Las Vegas, Nevada, that is far from the facts. Read More


If your child is facing a crime contact us at Nevada Law Group, I will protect your child's rights.

City of Las Vegas Family Events

Safe Summer Nights August 6, 2013

Matt Kelly Elementary School, located at 1900 N J. Street in Down Town Las Vegas from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Sponsored by The City Of Las Vegas this free event is a great time for children to come out and meet neighbors, local vendors, play games and listen to music. Free hotdogs and water while supplies last.

Get more information about family activities in Las Vegas, health services, community safety and adult education.

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Paris Las Vegas to host Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts™ 20th Anniversary conference September 30 to October 2, 2013. Topics will include: "A View from the Bench and the Bar", "eMarkeing your Practice", "US Tax Bootcamp". For more visit Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts™

Family Court Immigrant Rights

The Family Court will not report immigration status. If police become involved with a case because of order violations due to an arrest the immigration status could cause problems. It is best to seek an Attorney so you understand and protect your legal rights.

Family's In The News

Center for Disease Control and Prevention release new report

Breast Feeding on the Rise

Gay Marriage taking place in Minnesota and Rhode Island as they became the latest U.S. States to allow Same-Sex Marriages