State Supreme Court / Kan.

In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L.

Decided April 3, 1982. Richard W. Holmes wrote the opinion for the court.

643 P.2d 168 · Cited 160 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Quilloin v. Walcott · 434 U.S. 246
Flax v. Kansas Turnpike Authority · 596 P.2d 446
Aslin v. Seamon · 587 P.2d 875
State v. Gunzelman · 502 P.2d 705
State v. Hart · 434 P.2d 999
Board of Greenwood County Comm'rs v. Nadel · 618 P.2d 778
Vallimont v. Medford · 321 P.2d 190
State v. MOTION PICTURE ENTITLED\ · 547 P.2d 760
In Re the Adoption of Wilson · 610 P.2d 598
Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · 404 U.S. 97
Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71

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D.J.C. v. P.D.C. · 933 P.2d 993
In Re Baby Girl A. · 230 Cal. App. 3d 1611
Matter of Adoption of a Child of Indian Heritage · 543 A.2d 925
In the Interest of H.D. · 11 Kan. App. 2d 531
In re S.M.H. · 33 Kan. App. 2d 424
Joan A. v. Native Village of Akhiok · 230 Cal. App. 3d 1611
In Re HD · 729 P.2d 1234
In Re SMH · 103 P.3d 976
CRYSTAL R. v. Superior Court of Santa Cruz County · 59 Cal. App. 4th 703
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System v. Reimer & Koger Associates, Inc. · 941 P.2d 1321
In Re Santos Y. · 112 Cal. Rptr. 2d 692
Claymore v. Serr · 405 N.W.2d 650
Matter of NL · 754 P.2d 863
In Re Adoption of SS · 657 N.E.2d 935
Dennis H. v. Michael S. · 229 Cal. App. 3d 404
National Council on Compensation Insurance v. Todd · 258 Kan. 535
Board of County Commissioners v. Bankoff Oil Co. · 960 P.2d 1279
Ex parte C.L.J. · 946 So. 2d 880
In the Interest of J.J.G. · 32 Kan. App. 2d 448
In Re the Adoption of B.G.J. · 111 P.3d 651
Matter of SZ · 325 N.W.2d 53
Tubridy v. Iron Bear · 167 Ill. 2d 250

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