Patricia E. Smith, Guardian ad litem for the minor child v. Maggie S. Welch

Decided November 4, 2014. William G. Petty wrote the opinion for the court.

64 Va. App. 34 · Cited 108 times

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• Dung Thi Thach and Carlos Mendoza v. Arlington County Department of Human Services · 63 Va. App. 157
• Roanoke City Department of Social Services v. Heide · 544 S.E.2d 890
• Najera v. Chesapeake Division of Social Services · 629 S.E.2d 721
• Weaver v. Roanoke Department of Human Resources · 265 S.E.2d 692
• Hallmark Personnel Agency, Inc. v. Jones · 207 Va. 968
• T.S.G. v. B.A.S. · 52 Va. App. 583
• Lowe v. Richmond Dept. of Public Welfare · 343 S.E.2d 70
• Commonwealth v. Harley · 504 S.E.2d 852
• Toms v. Hanover Department of Social Services · 616 S.E.2d 765
• Helen & Robert W. v. Fairfax County Department of Human Development · 407 S.E.2d 25
• Barkey v. COM., ALEXANDRIA DEPT. HUM. SERV. · 347 S.E.2d 188
• Harrison v. Tazewell County Department of Social Services · 590 S.E.2d 575
• Malpass v. Morgan · 213 Va. 393
• Copeland v. Todd · 715 S.E.2d 11
• Kilby v. Culpeper County Department of Social Services · 684 S.E.2d 219
• Judd v. Van Horn · 195 Va. 988
• Walker v. Department of Public Welfare · 223 Va. 557
• Norfolk Division of Social Services v. Simonia Hardy · 42 Va. App. 546
• Ward v. Faw · 253 S.E.2d 658
• Richmond Department of Social Services v. L.P. · 546 S.E.2d 749
• Hernandez v. Com. · 707 S.E.2d 273
• Toombs v. Lynchburg Division of Social Services · 223 Va. 225

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