State Supreme Court / Ark.

Matter of Adoption of Lybrand

Decided June 23, 1997. William David Newbern wrote the opinion for the court.

946 S.W.2d 946 · Cited 56 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.

Pender v. McKee · 582 S.W.2d 929
In Re Adoption of K.F.H. · 844 S.W.2d 343
Hughes v. Cain · 196 S.W.2d 758
Vanderpool v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance · 939 S.W.2d 280
Haase v. Starnes · 915 S.W.2d 675
Harper v. Caskin · 580 S.W.2d 176
Morrison v. Jennings · 943 S.W.2d 559
Dixon v. Dixon · 689 S.W.2d 556
Matter of Adoption of Perkins/Pollnow · 779 S.W.2d 531
Olney v. Gordon · 402 S.W.2d 651
Schrum ex rel. Gaither v. Bolding · 260 Ark. 114
King v. Lybrand · 329 Ark. 163

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Martini v. Price · 2015 Ark. App. 684
Fox v. Nagle · 381 S.W.3d 900
Holloway v. Carter · 579 S.W.3d 188
Vick v. Cecil · 368 Ark. 369
In Re Adoption of Amc · 246 S.W.3d 426
Lagios v. Goldman · 2016 Ark. 59
In Re: Adoption of M.P.J., DOB 1/29/02
Lucas v. Jones · 423 S.W.3d 580
Martini v. Price · 2016 Ark. 472
Rodgers v. Rodgers · 2017 Ark. 182
In Re Adoption of M.K.C. · 313 S.W.3d 513
A.R. v. Brown · 285 S.W.3d 716
Escobedo v. Nickita · 231 S.W.3d 601
Powell v. Lane · 275 S.W.3d 666
McClelland v. Murray · 213 S.W.3d 33
In Re Brookelyn W.
In Re: Addison P.
In Re Evalina H.
Reid v. Frazee · 72 Ark. App. 474

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