State Supreme Court / W. Va.

David M. v. Margaret M.

Decided October 19, 1989. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

385 S.E.2d 912 · Cited 76 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Garska v. McCoy · 278 S.E.2d 357
J. B. v. A. B. · 161 W. Va. 332
Marriage of Pikula v. Pikula · 374 N.W.2d 705
In re Marriage of Leopando · 96 Ill. 2d 114
Burchard v. Garay · 724 P.2d 486
In Re Maxwell · 456 N.E.2d 1218
Holley v. Holley · 382 S.E.2d 590
Kathy L.B. v. Patrick J.B. · 179 W. Va. 655
Finnegan v. Finnegan · 58 S.E.2d 594
In Re the Marriage of Burleigh · 650 P.2d 753
Lowe v. Lowe · 370 S.E.2d 731
T.C.B. v. H.A.B · 173 W. Va. 410
Anderson v. Anderson · 590 P.2d 944
Marriage of Sefkow v. Sefkow · 427 N.W.2d 203
Gravning v. Gravning · 389 N.W.2d 621
Funkhouser v. Funkhouser · 216 S.E.2d 570
Pusey v. Pusey · 728 P.2d 117
Von Bank v. Von Bank · 443 N.W.2d 618
Nale v. Nale · 409 So. 2d 1299
Leach v. Leach · 660 S.W.2d 761
Marriage of Tanghe v. Tanghe · 400 N.W.2d 389

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In Re Abbigail Faye B. · 665 S.E.2d 300
Hager v. Hager · 214 W. Va. 619
In re Desarae M. · 214 W. Va. 657
In the Interest of Carlita B. · 408 S.E.2d 365
State Ex Rel. R.L. v. Bedell · 452 S.E.2d 893
In Re Lacey P. · 433 S.E.2d 518
In Re Antonio R.A. · 719 S.E.2d 850
Marriage of Ross v. Ross · 477 N.W.2d 753
Goode v. Goode · 396 S.E.2d 430
John D.K. v. Polly A.S. · 438 S.E.2d 46
Henry v. Johnson · 450 S.E.2d 779
State Ex Rel. George B. W. v. Kaufman · 483 S.E.2d 852

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