State Court of Appeals / Ind. Ct. App.

In Re Adoption of MAS

Decided September 28, 2004. John Trent Sharpnack wrote the opinion for the court.

815 N.E.2d 216 · Cited 61 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.

Rust v. Lawson · 714 N.E.2d 769
In RE ADOPTION OF BRYANT v. Kurtz · 189 N.E.2d 593
In Re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of E.T. · 808 N.E.2d 639
Attkisson v. Usrey · 65 N.E.2d 489
In Re the Guardianship of B.H. · 770 N.E.2d 283
Winegeart v. State · 665 N.E.2d 893
Krieg v. Glassburn · 419 N.E.2d 1015
Meade v. Levett · 671 N.E.2d 1172
Rea v. Shroyer · 797 N.E.2d 1178
Evans v. Murray · 815 N.E.2d 216
Town of Leo-Cedarville v. Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission · 754 N.E.2d 1041

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In re Adoption of D.M. Michael Mendez v. Brent L. Weaver · 82 N.E.3d 354
In Re Adoption of Nw · 933 N.E.2d 909
M.W. v. A.W. · 933 N.E.2d 909
In Re the Adoption of A.S. Ex Rel. M.L.S. · 912 N.E.2d 840
Adoption of K.S., A Minor Child: A.S. and D.S. v. C.Z. · 980 N.E.2d 385
In re Adoption of E.B.F., J.W. v. D.F. · 79 N.E.3d 394
In re Adoption of T.L. and T.L. M.G. v. R.J. and E.J. · 4 N.E.3d 658
In Re The Adoption of S.W. Thomas West v. Ronnie D. Sedberry and Sondra A. Sedberry · 979 N.E.2d 633
Houston v. State · 957 N.E.2d 654
White v. Silbernagel · 859 N.E.2d 1215
In Re Adoption of M.L. J.H. v. J.L. and C.L. · 973 N.E.2d 1216
In Re Paternity of HRM · 864 N.E.2d 442
In Re the Adoption of H.N.P.G. · 878 N.E.2d 900
In the Matter of the Adoption of J.L.J. and J.D.J., Minor Children J.J. and T.H. v. D.E. · 4 N.E.3d 1189
In Re Adoption of DC · 928 N.E.2d 602
In Re Adoption of TW · 859 N.E.2d 1215
In The Matter of The Adoption of: K.M. B.M. v. J.R. and M.R. · 31 N.E.3d 533
In Re: The Adoption of: J.S.S. and K.N.S., Rayburn and Beth Robinson v. M.R.S. · 61 N.E.3d 394
Gaddie v. Manlief · 864 N.E.2d 442
Shell v. Roundtree · 877 N.E.2d 217
J.C. v. J.C. · 928 N.E.2d 602

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