Nevada Supreme Court

In Re: Petition of Katherine Anne P.

June 6, 2024140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 37

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court reversed an order setting aside an adoption decree because the child's grandparents lacked standing to seek relief under NRCP 60(b). The court held that nonparties may seek such relief only when they are in privity with a party or possess a discrete legal right or interest concretely affected by the judgment, which the grandparents did not have. The court concluded that neither their familial relationship nor their pending guardianship petition created the required interest.