State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

In Re Melinda J.

Decided October 4, 1991. Edward Jens Wallin wrote the opinion for the court.

234 Cal. App. 3d 1413 · Cited 62 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.

Tulare County Department of Public Social Services v. Albert B. · 215 Cal. App. 3d 361
Detrich v. Maria F. · 78 Cal. App. 3d 440
Richards v. James H. · 106 Cal. App. 3d 326
Children's Protective Services v. Charles B. · 189 Cal. App. 3d 1204
Orange County Social Services Agency v. Kim J. · 234 Cal. App. 3d 1413

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