State Supreme Court / Tex.

In Re Department of Family & Protective Services

Decided January 9, 2009. Phil Johnson wrote the opinion for the court.

273 S.W.3d 637 · Cited 274 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.

In Re Texas Department of Family & Protective Services · 210 S.W.3d 609
In the Interest of L.J.S. · 96 S.W.3d 692
In Re Walker · 265 S.W.3d 545
Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. Rogers · 357 U.S. 197
In the Interest of B.L.D. · 113 S.W.3d 340
State Ex Rel. State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. Gonzalez · 82 S.W.3d 322
In re Baylor Medical Center at Garland · 280 S.W.3d 227
in the Interest of M.N.G. · 147 S.W.3d 521
In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 148 S.W.3d 124
In Re McAllen Medical Center, Inc. · 275 S.W.3d 458
McIntyre v. Ramirez · 109 S.W.3d 741
Ulico Casualty Co. v. Allied Pilots Ass'n · 262 S.W.3d 773
Litton Industrial Products, Inc. v. Gammage · 668 S.W.2d 319
Northeast Texas Motor Lines, Inc. v. Hodges · 158 S.W.2d 487
Hamilton v. Hamilton · 280 S.W.2d 588
In the Interest of T. M. · 33 S.W.3d 341
Scoggins v. Curtiss & Taylor · 148 Tex. 15
BMC Software Belgium, NV v. Marchand · 83 S.W.3d 789
In the Interest of A.V. · 113 S.W.3d 355
TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp. v. Powell · 811 S.W.2d 913
State v. Shumake · 199 S.W.3d 279
Dubai Petroleum Co. v. Kazi · 12 S.W.3d 71
RepublicBank Dallas, N.A. v. Interkal, Inc. · 691 S.W.2d 605
Sixth RMA Partners, L.P. v. Sibley · 111 S.W.3d 46
In the Interest of M.N. · 262 S.W.3d 799

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