State Supreme Court / W. Va.

In Interest of Tiffany Marie S.

Decided March 20, 1996. Franklin Cleckley wrote the opinion for the court.

470 S.E.2d 177 · Cited 2,363 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.

In the Interest of Carlita B. · 408 S.E.2d 365
In Re Christina L. · 460 S.E.2d 692
Matter of Brian D. · 461 S.E.2d 129
Hutchinson v. Montgomery Memorial Park Corp. · 36 S.E.2d 889
State v. Guthrie · 461 S.E.2d 163
State v. Miller · 459 S.E.2d 114
State v. McGinnis · 455 S.E.2d 516
Martin v. Randolph County Board of Education · 465 S.E.2d 399
State Ex Rel. W.Va. Department of Human Services v. Cheryl M. · 356 S.E.2d 181
In the Interest of S. C. · 284 S.E.2d 867
State Ex Rel. Daniel v. Legursky · 465 S.E.2d 416
State v. Bush · 255 S.E.2d 539
Matter of Scottie D. · 406 S.E.2d 214
Board of Education of the County of Mercer v. Wirt · 453 S.E.2d 402
State ex rel. Division of Human Services ex rel. Mary C.M. v. Benjamin P.B. · 183 W. Va. 220
Matter of Lindsey C. · 473 S.E.2d 110
State ex rel. Holstein v. Casey · 164 W. Va. 460
Smith v. Bechtold · 438 S.E.2d 347
State Ex Rel. S.C. v. Chafin · 444 S.E.2d 62
Boarman v. Boarman · 438 S.E.2d 876

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In Re Emily B. · 540 S.E.2d 542
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In re K.P. · 235 W. Va. 221
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In Re Harley C. · 509 S.E.2d 875
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In Re M.M., B.M., C.Z., and C.S · 236 W. Va. 108
In Re B.H. and S.S · 233 W. Va. 57
State v. Kaufman · 711 S.E.2d 607
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Carter v. Carter · 470 S.E.2d 193
State v. Allen · 539 S.E.2d 87

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