DS v. Department of Public Assistance & Social Services

Decided March 6, 1980. Robert R. Rose Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

607 P.2d 911 · Cited 92 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.

• Adoption of Strauser Ex Rel. Lucas v. Strauser · 196 P.2d 862
• First National Bank of Thermopolis v. Bonham · 559 P.2d 42
• Quilloin v. Walcott · 434 U.S. 246
• Washakie County School District Number One v. Herschler · 606 P.2d 310
• In Re the Dissolution of the Marriage of Greisamer · 555 P.2d 28
• State ex rel. Heller v. Miller · 61 Ohio St. 2d 6
• Allen v. Allen · 550 P.2d 1137
• Douglas Reservoirs Water Users Ass'n v. Cross · 569 P.2d 1280
• Gray v. Fitzhugh · 576 P.2d 88
• Britt v. Britt · 567 P.2d 308
• Hammer v. Town of Jackson · 524 P.2d 884
• Mellor v. Ten Sleep Cattle Company · 550 P.2d 500
• Linn v. Linn · 286 N.W.2d 765
• Disselle v. State Ex Rel. Sheridan County Welfare Department · 432 P.2d 271

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• LP v. Natrona County Department of Public Assistance & Social Services · 679 P.2d 976
• LDC v. State, Department of Family Services · 979 P.2d 953
• State Ex Rel. C v. Platte County Department of Public Assistance & Social Services · 638 P.2d 165
• In Re Adoption of KJD · 2002 WY 26
• Matter of Parental Rights of SCN · 659 P.2d 568
• CP v. Laramie County Department of Public Assistance & Social Services · 648 P.2d 512
• RS v. Johnson County Department of Family Services · 989 P.2d 1268
• Michael v. Hertzler · 900 P.2d 1144
• Matter of MLM · 682 P.2d 982
• TR v. Washakie County Department of Public Assistance & Social Services · 736 P.2d 712
• MN v. State · 2003 WY 135
• SED v. Carbon County Department of Family Services · 2002 WY 168
• JM v. Department of Family Services · 922 P.2d 219
• EBH v. Hot Springs Department of Family Services · 33 P.3d 172
• RW v. State Ex Rel. Laramie County Department of Public Assistance & Social Services · 766 P.2d 555
• RS v. Department of Family Services · 94 P.3d 1021
• BSC v. Natrona County Department of Family Services · 102 P.3d 890
• ZLW v. Johnson County Department of Public Assistance & Social Services · 761 P.2d 1000
• Matter of Adoption of GAR · 810 P.2d 113
• LS v. Johnson County Department of Family Services · 143 P.3d 918
• A v. X · 641 P.2d 1222
• Santosky v. Kramer · 455 U.S. 745
• Nulle v. Gillette-Campbell County Joint Powers Fire Board · 797 P.2d 1171
• Matter of Adoption of CCT · 640 P.2d 73
• Keser v. State · 706 P.2d 263

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