State Supreme Court / Minn.

In Re the Welfare of L.A.F.

Decided October 3, 1996. Peter M. Keith wrote the opinion for the court.

554 N.W.2d 393 · Cited 58 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.

In Re the Welfare of M.D.O. · 462 N.W.2d 370
In Re the Welfare of L.A.F. · 546 N.W.2d 55
Hennepin County Welfare Department v. Staat · 178 N.W.2d 709
In Re the Welfare of S.Z. · 547 N.W.2d 886
In Re the Welfare of J.J.B. · 390 N.W.2d 274

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In re the Welfare of the Child of J.L.L. · 801 N.W.2d 405
In Re the Welfare of the Child of T.C.M. · 758 N.W.2d 340
In Re PT · 657 N.W.2d 577
In Re the Welfare of the Children of S.E.P. · 744 N.W.2d 381
In Re the Welfare of the Children of S.W. · 727 N.W.2d 144
In Re the Welfare of the Child of D.L.D. · 771 N.W.2d 538
In Re the Welfare of the Children of D.F. · 752 N.W.2d 88
In Re the Welfare of the Child of T.D. · 731 N.W.2d 548
In Re the Welfare of the Child of S.S.W. · 767 N.W.2d 723
In Re the Child of Simon · 662 N.W.2d 155
Petition of Santoro · 578 N.W.2d 369
In re the Child of A.S. · 698 N.W.2d 190
In re the Welfare of J.H. · 829 N.W.2d 607
In re · 911 N.W.2d 821
In Re As · 698 N.W.2d 190

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