State Supreme Court / Pa.

In Re William L.

Decided January 31, 1978. Samuel J. Roberts wrote the opinion for the court.

383 A.2d 1228 · Cited 319 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 Adoption of R. I. · 361 A.2d 294
In Re Geiger · 331 A.2d 172
Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
Appeal of Diane B. · 456 Pa. 429
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Children's Aid Society v. Gard · 66 A.2d 300
Jones Appeal · 449 Pa. 543
In Re Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights of Burns · 379 A.2d 535
In Re Roger S. · 569 P.2d 1286
Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104
Daly v. Hemphill · 411 Pa. 263
Tosto v. Pennsylvania Nursing Home Loan Agency · 331 A.2d 198
Kay v. Kay · 334 A.2d 585
In Re Adoption of Farabelli · 333 A.2d 846
Davies Adoption Case · 46 A.2d 252
In Re Adoption of M. T. T. · 354 A.2d 564
In Re Estate of Garges · 378 A.2d 307
Sheaffer Appeal · 452 Pa. 165
Hunter Will · 416 Pa. 127
In Re Estate of Button · 328 A.2d 480
In Re Wertman Estate · 340 A.2d 429
Alsager v. District Court of Polk Cty., Iowa · 406 F. Supp. 10
Petition of the New England Home for Little Wanderers · 328 N.E.2d 854

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In Re EM · 584 A.2d 1014
In Re Adoption of Michael J.C. · 473 A.2d 1021
Matter of Terwilliger · 450 A.2d 1376
Phillips v. Children & Youth Services · 511 Pa. 590
Lehman Ex Rel. Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services Agency · 458 U.S. 502
In Re the Adoption of J. S. H. · 445 A.2d 162
Matter of MLW · 452 A.2d 1021
Kern County Welfare Department v. Delores B. · 91 Cal. App. 3d 184
In Re Adoption of I. L. G. · 424 A.2d 1306
George A. v. Barbara C. · 506 Pa. 517
Hiller v. Fausey · 904 A.2d 875
In re T.R. · 502 Pa. 165
Davis v. Smith · 583 S.W.2d 37
In Re: Estate of Plance Appeal of: Plance, J. · 175 A.3d 249
In Re Julissa O. · 746 A.2d 1137
In re D. J. Y. · 487 Pa. 125
In re D. K. W. · 490 Pa. 134
DePaul v. Commonwealth · 969 A.2d 536
Matter of Adoption of Embick · 506 A.2d 455
In re I. R. A. · 487 Pa. 563
In Re Adoption of R. W. G. · 431 A.2d 274
In re R.I.S. · 36 A.3d 567
In re Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights to E.A.P. · 944 A.2d 79
Matter of Adoption of David C. · 387 A.2d 804
In re L.L. · 653 A.2d 873

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