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JENNIFER L. v. EIGHTH JUD. DIST. CT.

No. 63176.

351 P.3d 694 (2015)

131 Nev. Adv. Opn. 30

JENNIFER L., Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, in and for the COUNTY OF CLARK; and the Honorable Frank P. Sullivan, District Judge, Respondents, and The State of Nevada; and R.L., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 4, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Schieck , Special Public Defender, and Abira Grigsby , Deputy Special Public Defender, Clark County, for Petitioner.

Adam Paul Laxalt , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, and Jennifer I. Kuhlman , Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Real Party in Interest State of Nevada.

Gordon Silver and Paola M. Armeni and Puneet K. Garg , Las Vegas, for Real Party in Interest R.L.

Before PARRAGUIRRE, DOUGLAS and CHERRY, JJ.

OPINION

Petitioner Jennifer L. seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the juvenile division of the district court to dismiss a neglect petition and finding of neglect entered against her. We take this opportunity to consider whether a parent may be held responsible for neglecting a child when a legal guardianship...

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