State Supreme Court / Mont.

In re D.B.

Decided September 25, 2007. W. William Leaphart wrote the opinion for the court.

339 Mont. 240 · Cited 129 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.

Matter of Custody and Parental Riaghts of Mm · 894 P.2d 298
In re A.N. · 298 Mont. 237
In re Declaring J.W. · 305 Mont. 149
In re A.T. · 316 Mont. 255
In re F.M. · 311 Mont. 35
In re B.H. · 307 Mont. 412

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In Re the Custody & Parental Rights of D.A. · 2008 MT 247
In re T.S. · 372 Mont. 79
In re T.S.B. · 341 Mont. 204
In re J.C. · 343 Mont. 30
Matter of J.B. Jr. YINC · 2016 MT 68
In re K.L. · 373 Mont. 421
In re D.E. · 423 P.3d 586
In re R.M.T. · 361 Mont. 159
In re A.D.B. · 370 Mont. 422
In re A.H.D. · 341 Mont. 494
In re M.V.R. · 385 Mont. 448
In re D.B. · 366 Mont. 392
In re L.N. · 375 Mont. 480
In re A.K. · 379 Mont. 41
In re H.R. · 367 Mont. 338
In Re the Custody & Parental Rights of A.P. · 2007 MT 297
In re D.B. · 345 Mont. 225
In re B.J.J. · 443 P.3d 488
In re C.B. · 373 Mont. 204
In re T.N.-S. · 379 Mont. 60
In re T.D.H. · 380 Mont. 401
In re T.C. · 346 Mont. 200
In re M.P. · 341 Mont. 333
In re A.H. · 378 Mont. 351
In re N.R.A. · 389 Mont. 83

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