State Supreme Court / Iowa

In The Interest Of D.W., Minor Child, A.M.W., Mother

Decided December 17, 2010. Mark S. Cady wrote the opinion for the court.

791 N.W.2d 703 · Cited 1,344 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 P.L. · 778 N.W.2d 33
In the Interest of C.B. · 611 N.W.2d 489
In the Interest of L.L. · 459 N.W.2d 489
In Interest of DW · 385 N.W.2d 570
State Ex Rel. Leas in Interest of O'Neal · 303 N.W.2d 414
In the Interest of Kester · 228 N.W.2d 107
In the Interest of Wardle · 207 N.W.2d 554
In the Interest of M.S. · 519 N.W.2d 398

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In the Interest of M.W. and Z.W., Minor Children, R.W., Mother · 876 N.W.2d 212
In the Interest of A.M., Minor Child, A.M., Father · 843 N.W.2d 100
In the Interest of A.B. & S.B., Minor Children, S.B., Father · 815 N.W.2d 764
In the Interest of L.H. · 904 N.W.2d 145
In the Interest of B.C., Minor Child · 918 N.W.2d 503
In the Interest of J.M., Minor Child · 919 N.W.2d 768
In the Interest of R.B., Minor Child · 919 N.W.2d 769
In the Interest of L.K., J.K., C.C., and M.C., Minor Children · 919 N.W.2d 769
In the Interest of N.W., Minor Child · 922 N.W.2d 105
In the Interest of H.S. And S.N., Minor Children, V.R., Mother · 805 N.W.2d 737
In the Interest of J.S. & N.S., Minor Children, A.S., Mother · 846 N.W.2d 36
In the Interest of M.D., K.T., G.A., E.A. and S.A., Minor Children · 921 N.W.2d 229
In the Interest of C.F.-h., Minor Child, C.H., Father · 889 N.W.2d 201
In the Interest of E.S., Minor Child · 918 N.W.2d 502
In the Interest of L.B., Minor Child · 918 N.W.2d 503
In the Interest of A.W. and T.W., Minor Children · 919 N.W.2d 637

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