State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Kelly D.

Decided November 15, 1989. Don Ross Work wrote the opinion for the court.

215 Cal. App. 3d 889 · Cited 82 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.

Koshman v. Superior Court · 111 Cal. App. 3d 294
Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services v. Hazel L. · 124 Cal. App. 3d 1031
Reyes v. Superior Court · 75 Cal. App. 3d 214
Ades v. Brush · 66 Cal. App. 2d 436
In Re Steven S. · 126 Cal. App. 3d 23
Department of Social Services v. Janice P. · 61 Cal. App. 3d 310
Baker v. Miller · 212 P. 11
County of Sonoma v. GRANT W. · 187 Cal. App. 3d 1439
Harmon v. De Turk · 169 P. 680
San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Brenda L. · 190 Cal. App. 3d 1106
Napoli v. Elizabeth P. · 123 Cal. App. 3d 734
Adams v. Christopher · 296 P. 85
Justus v. Atchison · 565 P.2d 122
In the Matter of Baby X · 293 N.W.2d 736

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