by Marshal S. Willick | Oct 11, 2023 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about the mis-use of waste claims in divorce litigation, the proper limits of such claims, and what judges should do to compensate for mis-use of those claims. The law of “waste” (dissipation) claims was framed 30 years ago, and...
by Marshal S. Willick | Jul 5, 2023 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about a recent decision in which Nevada joined with Alaska, Michigan, Washington, and Virginia in protecting the contractual rights of military spouses for indemnification for loss of retirement benefits when the military spouse...
by Marshal S. Willick | Jan 19, 2022 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about the pending decisions about how court proceedings should normally be handled – in person, or by remote electronic appearances. For lots of reasons, remote court appearances should be the default going forward for all proceedings...
by Marshal S. Willick | Aug 16, 2021 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about the statutory, case law, and court rule history involving closed hearings and sealed files, what happened to change them and why, and what is needed going forward. There is a huge amount of misinformation about these topics...
by Marshal S. Willick | May 7, 2021 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about how the Nevada Supreme Court again ducked by footnote an opportunity to correct errors it has known about for decades about retirement and survivorship benefits, effectively passing the buck to the Legislature. For years,...
by Marshal S. Willick | May 5, 2020 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about the law concerning engagement rings in Nevada – how and when are they considered gifts, and under what circumstances they must be returned to the giver. This is a surprisingly consistent source of inquiries, and litigation, and...