State Court of Appeals / Tex. App.

In the Interest of L.M.

Decided March 13, 2003. George Hanks wrote the opinion for the court.

104 S.W.3d 642 · Cited 145 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 the interest of C.H. · 89 S.W.3d 17
Holley v. Adams · 544 S.W.2d 367
Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Crye · 907 S.W.2d 497
Robinson v. Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services · 89 S.W.3d 679
Texas Department of Human Services v. Boyd · 727 S.W.2d 531
Richardson v. Green · 677 S.W.2d 497

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In Re LM · 104 S.W.3d 642

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