State Supreme Court / Minn.

Matter of Welfare of Clausen

Decided January 25, 1980. John J. Todd wrote the opinion for the court.

289 N.W.2d 153 · Cited 78 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.

Turkel v. Ramsey County Welfare Board · 268 Minn. 48
State, Department of Highways v. Halvorson · 181 N.W.2d 473
In Re Dependency of Klugman · 256 Minn. 113
Zerby v. Brown · 160 N.W.2d 255
In Re Welfare of Terri Dawn Forrest · 246 N.W.2d 854
Matter of the Welfare of Kidd · 261 N.W.2d 833
In Re Welfare of Barron · 268 Minn. 48
Petition of Linehan · 280 N.W.2d 29

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In Re the Welfare of C.K. · 426 N.W.2d 842
In re the Welfare of the Child of J.K.T. · 814 N.W.2d 76
In Re the Welfare of M.S.S. · 465 N.W.2d 412
In Re the Welfare of M.A. · 408 N.W.2d 227
In Re the Welfare of W.R. · 379 N.W.2d 544
In Re the Welfare of D.J.N. · 568 N.W.2d 170
Matter of Welfare of DDK · 376 N.W.2d 717
In the Matter of the WELFARE OF the CHILD OF R.D.L. and J.W., Parents · 853 N.W.2d 127
In Re the Welfare of J.J.B. · 390 N.W.2d 274
In Re the Welfare of S.Z. · 547 N.W.2d 886
In Re the Welfare of D.T.N. · 508 N.W.2d 790
In Re Child of E.V. · 634 N.W.2d 443
In Re the Welfare of A.K.K. · 356 N.W.2d 337
In Re the Welfare of A.H. · 402 N.W.2d 598
Matter of Miner · 424 N.W.2d 810
Toro Co. v. Commissioner of Economic Security · 356 N.W.2d 789
Matter of Welfare of Chosa · 290 N.W.2d 766
In Re the Welfare of J.W. · 415 N.W.2d 879
In Re the Welfare of R.T.B. · 492 N.W.2d 1
In Re the Welfare of the Children of R.W. · 678 N.W.2d 49
In Re Interest of CK · 484 N.W.2d 68
In the Interest of Adkins · 298 N.W.2d 273
In Re the Welfare of P.R.L. · 622 N.W.2d 538
In Re the Welfare of the Child of D.L.D. · 771 N.W.2d 538
In Re the Welfare of D.L.R.D. · 656 N.W.2d 247

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