×
You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.
Incarceration Not Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights in Nevada
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2003, page 26
In two separate parental rights cases, the Nevada Supreme Court held that imprisonment alone is not sufficient grounds for termination of parental rights. In 1997, the minor child Q.L.R. was born to Roger R. and his wife, Dina M. Dina and Roger separated in August 1999. Roger admitted "that in ...
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- Bloated Prison Budget Fuels California's Degenerative Incarceration Spiral, by John E Dannenberg
- Washington Mail Ruling Published
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Magistrate Judges in Federal Courts, by John Midgley
- South Carolina Cuts ACA Accreditation at Four State Prisons, by Lonnie Burton
- World Court Orders U.S. to Stop Executing Mexicans
- Over 600 Prisoners Brutalized by New Jersey Prison Guards, by Gary Hunter
- Texas Doesn't Have to Pay Interest on Trust Fund Accounts
- Court Reporter Jailed for Botching VitaPro Trial Transcripts; Convicted Prison Chief Still Free
- Sexual Abuse at Haltom City Jail in Texas
- Mothers in Prison Losing All Parental Rights, by Ann Farmer
- Inmate Compensation Program Applies to Federal Pretrial Detainees
- Phoenix Sheriff Arpaio Liable for Tent City Assault, Prisoner Awarded $635,532
- Ninth Circuit Judge Investigated for Writing Condemned Prisoner
- Jury Awards $1.75 Million Against CMS in Illinois Jail Suicide
- Kansas Prisoners Denied Credit for Time on Parole
- Expert Testimony Required in Alaska Medical Suits
- 100+ Canadian Prisoners Attempt to Escape from Private Superjail; Racial Profiling Alleged
- Injunction Prohibits Virginia Grooming Policy Enforcement on BOP Prisoners
- Washington Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Negligent Parole Supervision Claim
- First Circuit Reverses 12(b)(6) Dismissal in Jail Rape Case
- Confinement for Nonpayment Without Willfulness Violates Due Process
- Trial Required in Pennsylvania Guard Beating, by John E Dannenberg
- Education in Prison Declines
- Texas Courts Clarify Prisoners' Right to Civil Bench Warrant
- Gay Prisoners Not Entitled to Double-Occupancy Cell
- Unauthenticated Evidence Does Not Support Summary Judgment
- Incarceration Not Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights in Nevada
- $112.50 Per Hour Post-Judgment Attorney Fees Upheld Under PLRA, by Bob Williams
- Eighth Circuit Affirms Damages Award, Discovery Sanctions, Fees in Missouri Pepper Spray Case
- America Without the Death Penalty: States Leading the Way, by Robert Woodman
- Oklahoma Prisoner/Paupers May Be Required to Pay Partial Filing Fee
- Video-Visits Out in New Mexico Prisons, by Gary Hunter
- Arizona Surcharge on Fines Upheld
- Oklahoma Jail Pays $385,000 Settlement in Baby's Death
- Guard Awarded $515,813 Against Private Medical Provider
- Texas Court Abused Discretion by Dismissing Prisoner's Retaliation Suit
- Pepper Spray Drift Injury Can Be Actionable, by John E Dannenberg
- Texas Prisoner Gets 30-Day Grace Period to File Expert Affidavit
- News in Brief
- Sex Offender Registries Asked: Where Are All the Sex Offenders?
More from these topics:
- Settlement Bars Family Separations at U.S. Border Until 2031, Pays $6.4 Million in Legal Fees and Costs, March 1, 2025. Settlements, Family, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Immigration Law/Offenses.
- Colorado Law Creates “Rebuttable Presumption” Against Incarcerating Pregnant Women, June 1, 2024. OB/GYN, Bail, Alternative Sentencing, Mothers in Prison, Bail/Pretrial Release, Pending Appeal/Sentencing.
- Missouri Moms Jailed After Kids Miss Too Much School, April 1, 2024. Family, Mothers in Prison, Children of Prisoners, Vagueness/Overbreadth.
- North Carolina Court of Appeals Reinstates Parolee’s Parental Rights, Says Parole Conditions Barred Him from Visiting Minor Daughter, April 1, 2024. Parole Conditions, Fathers in Prison, Parental rights, Conditions of.
- Illinois Program a “Lifeline for Incarcerated Moms and Their Kids”, Dec. 1, 2023. Mothers in Prison, Children of Prisoners, Effects of Mass Incarceration.
- New York Adding Names to Tombstones of Dead Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023. Visiting, Extended Family Visiting, Family.
- Minnesota Makes All Calls Free in Prisons and Jails, Nov. 15, 2023. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephone Rates, Family, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp.
- States Take Legislative Action to Address Family Separation by Incarceration, July 15, 2023. Family, Effects of Mass Incarceration.
- California Appeals Court Lets CDCR Define Term Adopted From Legislation, Sept. 30, 2022. Family Law.
- $21,000 Settlement in Suit Alleging Violations of Family Medical Leave Act and Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Oct. 27, 2020. Corizon, Medical, Family.