State Court of Appeals / Tex. App.

In the Interest of S.K.A., M.A., and SA., Minor Children

Decided October 17, 2007. Jack Carter wrote the opinion for the court.

236 S.W.3d 875 · Cited 225 times

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Precedents cited

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 M.S. · 115 S.W.3d 534
Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc. · 133 S.W.2d 124
In the Interest of J.F.C. · 96 S.W.3d 256
Holley v. Adams · 544 S.W.2d 367
In the Interest of B.L.D. · 113 S.W.3d 340
United States v. Cronic · 466 U.S. 648
In the interest of C.H. · 89 S.W.3d 17
Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
in the Interest of A.J.H., a Child · 205 S.W.3d 79
Alvarez v. Thomas · 172 S.W.3d 298
Texas Department of Human Services v. Boyd · 727 S.W.2d 531
Mayhew v. Town of Sunnyvale · 964 S.W.2d 922
In the Interest of A.V. · 113 S.W.3d 355
University of Texas Medical School at Houston v. Than · 901 S.W.2d 926
In the Interest of J.W.T. · 872 S.W.2d 189
In the Interest of E.A.R. · 201 S.W.3d 813
Pool v. Texas Department of Family & Protective Services · 227 S.W.3d 212
In the Interest of A.H.L. · 214 S.W.3d 45
Simmons v. McKinney · 225 S.W.3d 706
In Re MN · 230 S.W.3d 248
Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control Board · 852 S.W.2d 440
Holick v. Smith · 685 S.W.2d 18
Holt Atherton Industries, Inc. v. Heine · 835 S.W.2d 80
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. Garcia · 893 S.W.2d 504
in the Interest of R.W. · 129 S.W.3d 732

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In the Interest of D.M. · 244 S.W.3d 397
in the Interest of J.O.A., T.J.A.M., T.J.M., and C.T.M., Children · 262 S.W.3d 7
In the Interest of S.M.V. · 287 S.W.3d 435
in the Interest of D.W., T.W., and S.G., Children · 249 S.W.3d 625
in the Interest of O.R.F., a Child · 417 S.W.3d 24
In Re DW · 249 S.W.3d 625
In the Interest of R.M.T., a Child · 352 S.W.3d 12
In Re JJC · 302 S.W.3d 436
In Re SMV · 287 S.W.3d 435
In Re JS · 291 S.W.3d 60
in the Interest of S.S., a Child · 471 S.W.3d 915
in the Interest of N.L.D., a Child · 412 S.W.3d 810
in the Interest of C.A.J., a Child · 459 S.W.3d 175
in the Interest of K.J.S. · 302 S.W.3d 436
In the Interest of M.C. · 482 S.W.3d 675
in the Interest of Z.M., W.M., and L.M., Children · 456 S.W.3d 677
Aland v. Martin · 271 S.W.3d 424
in the Interest of B.H.R., a Child · 535 S.W.3d 114
in the Interest of X.R.L., S.J.S., and Z.N.S., Children · 461 S.W.3d 633
Smith v. State · 314 S.W.3d 576
in the Interest of E.W., a Child · 494 S.W.3d 287
in the Interest of K.O., A.O., and O.O., Children · 488 S.W.3d 829
In the Interest of D.J.R. · 319 S.W.3d 759
In the Interest of N.C.M., J.M.F., and T.L.F. · 271 S.W.3d 327
in the Interest of J.F.G., III, a Child · 500 S.W.3d 554

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