State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

In Re Donnovan J.

Decided November 6, 1997. Norman L. Epstein wrote the opinion for the court.

58 Cal. App. 4th 1474 · Cited 57 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.

Riverside County Department of Public Social Services v. Randall S. · 13 Cal. 4th 196
In Re Jennifer G. · 221 Cal. App. 3d 752
Butte County Child Protective Services v. Harry T. · 23 Cal. App. 4th 1367
Kirkpatrick v. Edgar M. · 537 P.2d 406
De Guere v. Universal City Studios, Inc. · 56 Cal. App. 4th 482

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