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IN RE: S.K. AND Z.K., CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS JAMES DOUGLAS K., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES; S.K., A MINOR; AND Z.K., A MINOR, Respondents.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a district court order sustaining allegations against appellant, setting a dispositional hearing, determining that minor children are in need of protection pursuant to NRS 432B.330, and placing the children in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services. Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County; Robert W. Lane, Judge.
Review of the notice of appeal and documents before this court reveals a jurisdictional defect. This court “may only consider appeals authorized by statute or court rule.” Brown v. MHC Stagecoach, LLC, 129 Nev. 343, 345, 301 P.3d 850, 851 (2013). No statute or court rule authorizes an appeal from the challenged order. See In re Temporary Custody of Five Minors, 105 Nev. 441, 443, 777 P.2d 901, 902 (1989); see also NRAP 3A(b)(7) (allowing appeals from child custody orders that did not arise in juvenile court). Accordingly, this court lacks jurisdiction and we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.1
Parraguirre, J.
Bell, J.
Stiglich, J.
FOOTNOTES
1. Given this dismissal, appellant's motions filed on September 4 and 14, 2025, are denied as moot.
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Docket No: No. 91099
Decided: September 17, 2025
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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