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OGAWA v. OGAWA

No. 48571.

221 P.3d 699 (2009)

Shinichi OGAWA, Appellant, v. Yoko OGAWA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McFarling Law Group and Emily M. McFarling Benson, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Xavier Gonzales, Las Vegas, for Respondent.

Robert Cerceo, Reno; Katherine L. Provost, Las Vegas; and Marshal S. Willick, Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae State Bar of Nevada, Family Law Section.

Before HARDESTY, C.J., PARRAGUIRRE, DOUGLAS, CHERRY, SAITTA, GIBBONS and PICKERING, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This appeal involves an international child custody dispute and divorce action between appellant, who resides in Japan with the parties' three children, and respondent, who lives in Henderson, Nevada. The first of three issues in this appeal is whether the district court had home-state jurisdiction to make child custody determinations under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), codified at NRS Chapter...

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