San Bernardino County Department of Public Social Services v. Servando M.

Decided July 18, 1991. Howard M. Dabney wrote the opinion for the court.

232 Cal. App. 3d 553 · Cited 89 times

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• Los Angeles County Department of Adoptions v. Robert E. · 579 P.2d 495
• Merced County Department of Social Services v. Christopher W. · 222 Cal. App. 3d 234
• People v. Mroczko · 672 P.2d 835
• Department of Social Services v. Ronald P. · 623 P.2d 198
• People v. Bonin · 765 P.2d 460
• In Re Malinda S. · 795 P.2d 1244
• In Re Jennifer G. · 221 Cal. App. 3d 752
• Sacramento County Welfare Department v. Roy E. · 174 Cal. App. 3d 1
• Merced County Department of Human Resources v. Ismael C. · 152 Cal. App. 3d 1189
• In Re Marriage of O'Connell · 80 Cal. App. 3d 849
• Sacramento County Department of Social Welfare v. Sharon L. · 188 Cal. App. 3d 1068
• In Re Mario C. · 226 Cal. App. 3d 599
• People v. Singer · 226 Cal. App. 3d 23
• In Re James S. · 227 Cal. App. 3d 930
• Crenshaw v. Dunlap · 62 Cal. App. 3d 428

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• In Re Daniel D. · 24 Cal. App. 4th 1823
• San Diego County v. Stacy Z. · 24 Cal. App. 4th 1823
• In Re Tabitha W. · 49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 565
• Riverside County Department of Public Social Services v. Kenneth L. · 28 Cal. App. 4th 1697
• In Re Celine R. · 71 P.3d 787
• In the Interest of Doe · 883 P.2d 30
• In Re Megan B. · 235 Cal. App. 3d 942
• In Re Natasha A. · 42 Cal. App. 4th 28
• In Re Frank L. · 97 Cal. Rptr. 2d 88
• Orange County Social Services Agency v. Pedro P. · 2 Cal. App. 4th 306
• Orange County Social Services Agency v. Annette B. · 235 Cal. App. 3d 942
• In Re Cliffton B. · 96 Cal. Rptr. 2d 778
• Steve J. v. Superior Court · 35 Cal. App. 4th 798
• Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services v. Richard H. · 234 Cal. App. 3d 1351
• In Re Ricky H. · 10 Cal. App. 4th 552
• In Re Amber U. · 3 Cal. App. 4th 871
• In Re Steven H. · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1752
• Public Social Services v. Lisa H. · 10 Cal. App. 4th 552
• Merced County Department of Human Services v. Patricia J. · 3 Cal. App. 4th 871
• San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Marjorie H. · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1752
• San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Sonia P. · 81 Cal. App. 4th 700
• Riverside County Department of Public Social Services v. Amelia M. · 99 Cal. App. 4th 804

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