James Bennett Gabroy v. Pamela Jean Gabroy

Las Vegas, Nevada family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce seeking dissolution of their marriage.





Following an eighteen-year marriage, respondent Pamela Jean Gabroy filed for divorce in September 2019, alleging incompatibility.[1] Her husband James was an internist who had owned and operated his own medical practice for many years. James sold his practice for $800,000 in 2016 but continued to work there as an independent contractor for three more years. When his contract expired, the management company chose not to renew the contract, and James decided to begin the process of recredentialing his office so that it could be reopened under his name. On Pamela's recommendation, he hired Queenie Manuel around June 2019 to assist him in this process. Manuel represented herself as an experienced medical credentialist who knew people in the insurance industry and could thus negotiate favorable contracts for James. James agreed to pay Manuel a monthly salary of $5,000 for her services. During this time, Pamela and James began experiencing marital discord.



Over Labor Day weekend in 2019, Pamela alleged that James displayed a revolver during an argument. She obtained a temporary protection order and filed her complaint for divorce shortly thereafter. Pamela also requested a joint preliminary injunction (JPI) pursuant to former EDCR 5.517, to prevent James from moving any funds out of their shared accounts, but it was not granted.[2] At a hearing in October, the district court ordered the parties to, among other things, meet and confer to determine a hard figure for what it would cost to reopen James's practice and release community funds for that purpose. The court also ordered James to pay $2,500 per month in temporary spousal support.





Following an eighteen-year marriage, respondent Pamela Jean Gabroy filed for divorce in September 2019, alleging incompatibility.[1] Her husband James was an internist who had owned and operated his own medical practice for many years. James sold his practice for $800,000 in 2016 but continued to work there as an independent contractor for three more years. When his contract expired, the management company chose not to renew the contract, and James decided to begin the process of recredentialing his office so that it could be reopened under his name. On Pamela's recommendation, he hired Queenie Manuel around June 2019 to assist him in this process. Manuel represented herself as an experienced medical credentialist who knew people in the insurance industry and could thus negotiate favorable contracts for James. James agreed to pay Manuel a monthly salary of $5,000 for her services. During this time, Pamela and James began experiencing marital discord.



Over Labor Day weekend in 2019, Pamela alleged that James displayed a revolver during an argument. She obtained a temporary protection order and filed her complaint for divorce shortly thereafter. Pamela also requested a joint preliminary injunction (JPI) pursuant to former EDCR 5.517, to prevent James from moving any funds out of their shared accounts, but it was not granted.[2] At a hearing in October, the district court ordered the parties to, among other things, meet and confer to determine a hard figure for what it would cost to reopen James's practice and release community funds for that purpose. The court also ordered James to pay $2,500 per month in temporary spousal support.



Gabroy v. Gabroy, 87387-COA (Nev. App. Nov 20, 2024)

Affirmed