State Court of Appeals / Wash. Ct. App.

B.S. v. Department of Social & Health Services

Decided March 9, 1999. Dennis J. Sweeney wrote the opinion for the court.

94 Wash. App. 511 · Cited 60 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.

In Re the Welfare of Aschauer · 611 P.2d 1245
Department of Social & Health Services v. Jones · 128 Wash. 2d 129
Robinson v. Department of Social & Health Services · 896 P.2d 1298
Cole v. Arkansas · 333 U.S. 196
Diamond v. Cross · 662 P.2d 828
Daniel B. v. Department of Social & Health Services · 904 P.2d 1171
In Re Welfare of Sego · 513 P.2d 831
Orwick v. City of Seattle · 692 P.2d 793
Burnside v. Simpson Paper Co. · 864 P.2d 937
Matter of Welfare of Key · 836 P.2d 200
In Re the Welfare of Hudson · 126 P.2d 765
Valley View Industrial Park v. City of Redmond · 733 P.2d 182
Burnside v. Simpson Paper Co. · 832 P.2d 537
Martin v. Superior Court · 476 P.2d 134
K.C. v. Department of Social & Health Services · 130 Wash. 2d 418
Morris v. Woodside · 682 P.2d 905
Boatman v. State · 438 P.2d 600
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceeding Against Haskell · 962 P.2d 813
In re the Disciplinary Proceeding against Haskell · 136 Wash. 2d 300
Duskin v. Carlson · 136 Wash. 2d 550
Duskin v. Carlson · 965 P.2d 611

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

In Re Welfare of Angelo H. · 102 P.3d 822
Department of Social & Health Services v. Rhyne · 108 Wash. App. 149
In Re Dependency of TR · 29 P.3d 1275
Department of Social & Health Services v. Gilfillen · 126 Wash. App. 181
In re the Welfare of Angelo H. · 124 Wash. App. 578
In Re Dependency of TLG · 108 P.3d 156
In Re Welfare of Cs · 225 P.3d 953
In re the Welfare of C.S. · 168 Wash. 2d 51
In Re Dependency of DA · 102 P.3d 847
Tucker v. Department of Social & Health Services · 278 P.3d 673
State v. FIFTEEN IMPOUNDED CATS · 2010 SD 50
Department of Social & Health Services v. Dabbagh · 193 Wash. App. 445
State v. Aradon (In re A.E.T.H.) · 446 P.3d 667
In Re HS · 973 P.2d 474

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