State Supreme Court / Wash.

Department of Social & Health Services v. H.O.

Decided July 28, 2016. Sheryl Gordon McCloud wrote the opinion for the court.

186 Wash. 2d 292 · Cited 51 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 S.J. · 162 Wash. App. 873
In Re the Welfare of Hall · 664 P.2d 1245
In re the Welfare of C.S. · 168 Wash. 2d 51
Department of Social & Health Services v. E.I. · 181 Wash. App. 45
Gladin v. Department of Social & Health Services · 176 Wash. 2d 644
In re the Parental Rights to B.P. · 188 Wash. App. 113
Jenkins v. Department of Social & Health Services · 171 Wash. 2d 568
In Re Dependency of KNJ · 257 P.3d 522
In Re Welfare of Cs · 225 P.3d 953

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In re the Parental Rights to K.M.M. · 186 Wash. 2d 466
In re the Termination of: IM.- M. & Z.M. - M. · 196 Wash. App. 914
J.B. v. Department of Social & Health Services · 187 Wash. 2d 592
In re Custody of S.M. · 444 P.3d 637

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