State Supreme Court / N.D.

Matter of Adoption of KAS

Decided April 27, 1993. Beryl J. Levine wrote the opinion for the court.

499 N.W.2d 558 · Cited 70 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.

Hanson v. Williams County · 389 N.W.2d 319
State Ex Rel. Olson v. Maxwell · 259 N.W.2d 621
In re Ella B. · 30 N.Y.2d 352
Matter of K.L.J. · 813 P.2d 276
State ex rel. Heller v. Miller · 61 Ohio St. 2d 6
In Re the Welfare of Luscier · 524 P.2d 906
In Re Adoption of R. I. · 455 Pa. 29
State v. Orr · 375 N.W.2d 171
Zockert v. Fanning · 800 P.2d 773
Department of Public Welfare v. J. K. B. · 393 N.E.2d 406
Reist v. Bay Circuit Judge · 241 N.W.2d 55
State v. Cromwell · 9 N.W.2d 914
State Ex Rel. Lemaster v. Oakley · 203 S.E.2d 140
In Interest of Friesz · 208 N.W.2d 259
Gregory F. v. William R. · 150 Cal. App. 3d 251
State Ex Rel. Workmen's Compensation Fund v. E.W. Wylie Co. · 58 N.W.2d 76
In Re Rodriguez · 34 Cal. App. 3d 510
Gange v. Clerk of Burleigh County District Court · 429 N.W.2d 429
Shappy v. Knight · 475 S.W.2d 704
Arneson v. Olson · 270 N.W.2d 125
Johnson v. Hassett · 217 N.W.2d 771
Matter of Chad S. · 580 P.2d 983
Danforth v. State Department of Health and Welfare · 303 A.2d 794
State v. Matthews · 216 N.W.2d 90
Hjelle v. Sornsin Construction Company · 173 N.W.2d 431

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J.E.B. v. K.C. · 679 N.W.2d 645
In Re SAJB · 679 N.W.2d 645
Johnson v. Johnson · 2000 ND 170
D.D.F. v. North Dakota Department of Human Services · 2009 ND 21
Adoption of A.W.S. and K.R.S. · 2014 MT 322
In Re Adoption of SAL · 2002 ND 178
K.E.L. v. S.S.M. · 652 N.W.2d 912
Rodenbiker v. L.T. · 798 N.W.2d 657
Hoff v. Berg · 1999 ND 115
Bismarck Public School District 1 v. State Ex Rel. North Dakota Legislative Assembly · 511 N.W.2d 247
Matter of Adoption of JSPL · 532 N.W.2d 653
Haney v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau · 518 N.W.2d 195
State v. T.L. · 751 N.W.2d 677
O.A.H. v. R.L.A. · 712 So. 2d 4
In Re Application to Adopt HBSC · 12 P.3d 916
S.C.R. v. C.L.C. · 28 Kan. App. 2d 191
In Re KL · 2008 ND 131
Oah v. Rla · 712 So. 2d 4
People Ex Rel. Rd · 277 P.3d 889
People ex rel. R.D · 277 P.3d 889
Edward Crowell v. State Public Defender v. Iowa District Court for Linn County · 845 N.W.2d 676
Medical Arts Clinic, P.C. v. Franciscan Initiatives, Inc. · 531 N.W.2d 289
B.H. v. K.D. · 506 N.W.2d 368
Reesler v. K.C. · 733 N.W.2d 902
In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by J.E v. and D.G.V. · 226 N.J. 90

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