State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

In Re Spencer W.

Decided July 30, 1996. Alex C. McDonald wrote the opinion for the court.

48 Cal. App. 4th 1647 · Cited 84 times

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People v. Vega · 33 Cal. App. 4th 706
Department of Social Services v. Ronald P. · 623 P.2d 198
In Re Zacharia D. · 862 P.2d 751
Xebec Development Partners, Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance · 12 Cal. App. 4th 501
Estate of Baird · 223 P. 974
In Re Sarah C. · 8 Cal. App. 4th 964
United Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Reeder Development Corp. · 57 Cal. App. 3d 282
Adoption of Christopher S. · 197 Cal. App. 3d 433
In Re Misako R. · 2 Cal. App. 4th 538
San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Leonard B. · 48 Cal. App. 4th 1647

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