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Guardianship of Phillip B.

Decided January 25, 1983. John T. Racanelli wrote the opinion for the court.

139 Cal. App. 3d 407 · Cited 54 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.

Guardianship of Marino · 30 Cal. App. 3d 952
Department of Social Services v. Ronald P. · 623 P.2d 198
In Re BG · 523 P.2d 244
Volkland v. Volkland · 74 Cal. App. 3d 674
Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545
Foreman & Clark Corp. v. Fallon · 479 P.2d 362
Detrich v. Carolyn B. · 579 P.2d 514
Stewart v. Cox · 55 Cal. 2d 857
Munoz v. Olin · 596 P.2d 1143
Edwards v. Superior Court · 549 P.2d 846
In Re Marriage of Olson · 612 P.2d 910
Cappa v. Oscar C. Holmes, Inc. · 25 Cal. App. 3d 978
Superior Court v. District Court of Appeal · 65 Cal. 2d 293
Estate of Bristol v. Young · 23 Cal. 2d 221
Nestle v. City of Santa Monica · 496 P.2d 480
Teel v. Gaskill · 25 Cal. 2d 520
Primm v. Primm · 46 Cal. 2d 690
In Re Heidi T. · 87 Cal. App. 3d 864
Painter v. Bannister · 140 N.W.2d 152
Adoption of Michelle · 44 Cal. App. 3d 699
In Re Reyna · 55 Cal. App. 3d 288
In Re Phillip B. · 92 Cal. App. 3d 796
Sanchez v. Bay General Hospital · 116 Cal. App. 3d 776
Long v. Long · 251 Cal. App. 2d 732
In Re Marriage of Kern · 87 Cal. App. 3d 402

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Nancy S. v. Michele G. · 228 Cal. App. 3d 831
Jhordan C. v. MARY K. · 179 Cal. App. 3d 386
In Re the Marriage of Gayden · 229 Cal. App. 3d 1510
Alber v. Illinois Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities · 786 F. Supp. 1340
In Re the Marriage of Lewis & Goetz · 203 Cal. App. 3d 514
Brown v. County of San Joaquin · 601 F. Supp. 653
Guardianship of Diana B. · 30 Cal. App. 4th 1766
Lisa D. v. Carol F. · 151 Cal. App. 3d 391
Michael M. v. Lora S. · 194 Cal. App. 3d 925
McLear-Gary v. Scott · 235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 443
Sacramento County Department of Social Welfare v. Javier L. · 187 Cal. App. 3d 753
Theisen v. Lopez · 204 Cal. App. 3d 909
TRACY A. v. Superior Court · 12 Cal. Rptr. 3d 684
In Re Guardianship of ZCW · 84 Cal. Rptr. 2d 48
Suleman v. Superior Court · 180 Cal. App. 4th 1287
Mendocino County Employees Ass'n v. County of Mendocino · 3 Cal. App. 4th 1472
Contra Costa County Department v. Ted B. · 189 Cal. App. 3d 996

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