State Court of Appeals / Wash. Ct. App.

Mares v. Department of Social & Health Services

Decided August 4, 2014. Stephen J. Dwyer wrote the opinion for the court.

182 Wash. App. 776 · Cited 124 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.

Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond · 416 U.S. 696
Matter of Welfare of Key · 836 P.2d 200
In Re Welfare of Sego · 513 P.2d 831
Smith v. Stillwell-Smith · 137 Wash. 2d 1
Port of Seattle v. Pollution Control Hearings Board · 151 Wash. 2d 568
Department of Social & Health Services v. Jones · 128 Wash. 2d 129
Aetna Life Insurance v. Washington Life & Disability Insurance Guaranty Ass'n · 520 P.2d 162
In Re the Welfare of Myricks · 533 P.2d 841
In re the Welfare of T.B. · 150 Wash. App. 599
In re the Welfare of C.S. · 168 Wash. 2d 51
Martin v. Superior Court · 476 P.2d 134
In Re Welfare of TB · 209 P.3d 497
Washington State Farm Bureau Federation v. Gregoire · 162 Wash. 2d 284
WASH. STATE FARM BUREAU FEDER. v. Gregoire · 174 P.3d 1142
In Re Welfare of Cs · 225 P.3d 953

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

J.B. v. Department of Social & Health Services · 187 Wash. 2d 592
Franks v. State (In re M.-A.F.-S.) · 421 P.3d 482
Franks v. State (In re M.-A.F.-S.) · 415 P.3d 1239
In re the Parental Rights to K.M.M. · 186 Wash. 2d 466
Department of Social & Health Services v. Saint-Louis · 188 Wash. App. 905
In re the Parental Rights to M.J. · 187 Wash. App. 399
In re the Termination of: F. M. O. · 194 Wash. App. 226
In Re the Parental Rights to R.M.P. · 191 Wash. App. 743

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