In Re: The Matter of D.J. and G.J., Children in Need of Services Gr.J. (Mother) and J.J. (Father) v. Ind. Dept. of Child Services

Decided February 7, 2017. Geoffrey G. Slaughter wrote the opinion for the court.

68 N.E.3d 574 · Cited 115 times

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• In the Matter of the Adoption of O.R., N.R. v. K.G. and C.G. · 16 N.E.3d 965
• In the Matter of S.D., Alleged to be a Child in Need of Services J.B. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 2 N.E.3d 1283
• Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
• American States Ins. v. State Ex Rel. Jennings & Bowman · 283 N.E.2d 529
• Matter of JLV, Jr. · 667 N.E.2d 186
• Yanoff v. Muncy · 688 N.E.2d 1259
• N.L. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 919 N.E.2d 102
• In the Matter of K.D. & K.S. S.S. v. The Indiana Dept. of Child Services and Child Advocates, Inc. · 962 N.E.2d 1249
• In re Adoption of T.L. and T.L. M.G. v. R.J. and E.J. · 4 N.E.3d 658
• Pabey v. Pastrick · 816 N.E.2d 1138
• Jeffrey M. Miller and Cynthia S. Miller v. Kristine C. Danz · 36 N.E.3d 455
• J.V. v. Allen County Department of Family & Children Services · 875 N.E.2d 395
• T.Y.T. v. Allen County Division of Family & Children · 714 N.E.2d 752
• R.K. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 964 N.E.2d 240
• In the Matter of the Adoption of Minor Children: J.T.D. and J.S.: Ind. Dept. of Child Services v. N.E. · 21 N.E.3d 824

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• In the Matter of Eq.W., M.W., A.W., S.W., and Ez.W. (Minor Children) V.B. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 124 N.E.3d 1201
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• In the Matter of E.K. (Minor Child), A Child in Need of Services, and, J.M. (Mother), and T.K. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 83 N.E.3d 1256
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• M.B. v. Ind. Dep't of Child Servs. (In re My.B.) · 126 N.E.3d 32

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