Court Opinion

ID: 9623724
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 06:41:45.794697+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:52:59.485271
License: Public Domain

Springer, J.,
dissenting:
I dissent because I agree with the trial judge, who took the position that any additional specific exceptions to the homestead exemption should be created by the legislature and not by the courts.
*610Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 115 withdraws the homestead from the reach of creditors except where the debt relates to the purchase of the premises or to improvements made on the premises. This opinion creates a new exception, namely, indebtedness arising out of child support obligations.
The creation of this new exception requires resolution of a public policy issue: the priority of the claim of a creditor for child support over the rights of a family to keep its living place inviolate from creditors’ claims. There is arguable merit to either side of the issue, but it is an issue that should be resolved by the democratic process and with the illumination of legislative debate.
The trial court followed the prudent and proper course in this matter, and I would affirm its decision.