State Supreme Court / Tex.

Lenz v. Lenz

Decided June 6, 2002. Deborah Hankinson wrote the opinion for the court.

79 S.W.3d 10 · Cited 598 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.

MATTER OF TROPEA v. Tropea · 665 N.E.2d 145
In Re Marriage of Burgess · 13 Cal. 4th 25
Baures v. Lewis · 770 A.2d 214
Holder v. Polanski · 544 A.2d 852
Yannas v. Frondistou-Yannas · 481 N.E.2d 1153
Cooper v. Cooper · 491 A.2d 606
Bradford v. Vento · 48 S.W.3d 749
In Re Marriage of Smith · 665 N.E.2d 1209
In Re the Marriage of Francis · 919 P.2d 776
Love v. Love · 851 P.2d 1283
Lenz v. Lenz · 40 S.W.3d 111
Helena Chemical Co. v. Wilkins · 47 S.W.3d 486
Bruni v. Bruni · 924 S.W.2d 366
In Re American Homestar of Lancaster, Inc. · 50 S.W.3d 480
Stout v. Stout · 1997 ND 61
American Home Products Corp. v. Clark · 38 S.W.3d 92
Silbaugh v. Silbaugh · 543 N.W.2d 639
Martin v. Martin · 776 S.W.2d 572
Wilson v. Wilson · 58 S.W.3d 718

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