A.S. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

Decided March 31, 2010. Paul D. Mathias wrote the opinion for the court.

924 N.E.2d 212 · Cited 236 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights of S.P.H. v. Clay County Division of Family & Children · 806 N.E.2d 874
• Painter v. Painter · 773 N.E.2d 281
• Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & Children · 839 N.E.2d 143
• Judy S. v. Noble County Office of Family & Children · 717 N.E.2d 204
• Castro v. State Office of Family & Children · 842 N.E.2d 367
• Parks v. Delaware County Department of Child Services · 862 N.E.2d 1275
• R.Y. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 904 N.E.2d 1257
• McBride v. Monroe County Office of Family & Children · 798 N.E.2d 185
• Egly v. Blackford County Department of Public Welfare · 592 N.E.2d 1232
• Paternity of K.I. ex rel. J.I. v. J.H. · 903 N.E.2d 453

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• M.W. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 943 N.E.2d 848
• M.B. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 942 N.E.2d 154
• In Re MW · 942 N.E.2d 154
• In Re MW · 943 N.E.2d 848
• In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: E.L.R. and E.J.R. (Minor Children) and J.R. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 91 N.E.3d 1096
• In re Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of B.D. (Minor Child) and B.D. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 91 N.E.3d 1100
• Termination: KC v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 71 N.E.3d 898
• Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of C.M., G.M., and R.M. A.M. (Mother) and C.M. (Father) v. Indiana Dept. of Child Services, Dearborn County Office · 963 N.E.2d 528
• In Re CM · 963 N.E.2d 528
• In Re AK · 924 N.E.2d 212

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