In re S.B.L.

Decided August 26, 1988. John A. Dooley III wrote the opinion for the court.

150 Vt. 294 · Cited 133 times

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• Paquette v. Paquette · 499 A.2d 23
• Brauch v. Shaw · 121 N.H. 562
• In re A. C. · 144 Vt. 37
• State v. Jarvis · 509 A.2d 1005
• Bioni Et Ux. v. Haselton, Guardian · 134 A. 606
• Miles v. Farnsworth · 160 A.2d 759
• Guardianship of H. L. · 460 A.2d 478
• Quilloin v. Walcott · 434 U.S. 246
• Myott v. Myott · 547 A.2d 1336
• Lawrence v. Limoge · 546 A.2d 802
• Sheppard v. Sheppard · 630 P.2d 1121
• Harris v. Harris · 546 A.2d 208
• In Re Preseault · 292 A.2d 832
• Appliance Acceptance Co. v. Stevens · 160 A.2d 888
• Roy's Orthopedic, Inc. v. Lavigne · 454 A.2d 1242
• State v. LeBlanc · 540 A.2d 1037
• State v. Harty · 518 A.2d 30
• In re Custody of Townsend · 86 Ill. 2d 502
• Barstad v. Frazier · 348 N.W.2d 479

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