State Court of Appeals / Ind. Ct. App.

Involuntary Termination of Parentchild Relationship of B.R. v. Miami County Department of Child Services

Decided October 23, 2007. John Trent Sharpnack wrote the opinion for the court.

875 N.E.2d 369 · Cited 101 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.

Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & Children · 839 N.E.2d 143
Cavens v. Zaberdac · 849 N.E.2d 526
S.M. v. Elkhart County Office of Family & Children · 706 N.E.2d 596
Collins Ex Rel. Collins v. Hamilton · 231 F. Supp. 2d 840
Judy S. v. Noble County Office of Family & Children · 717 N.E.2d 204
Egly v. Blackford County Department of Public Welfare · 592 N.E.2d 1232
Castro v. State Office of Family & Children · 842 N.E.2d 367
Doe v. Daviess County Division of Children & Family Services · 669 N.E.2d 192

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In Re Termination of the Parent-Child Relation. · 883 N.E.2d 830
Amanda Dillon v. Matthew Dillon · 42 N.E.3d 165
In the Matter of the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of R.L. (Minor Children) and T.L. (Father) and O.S. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 121 N.E.3d 145

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