Smith v. Stillwell-Smith

Decided December 24, 1998. Philip A. Talmadge wrote the opinion for the court.

137 Wash. 2d 1 · Cited 313 times

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• Brooks v. Parkerson · 265 Ga. 189
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• Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
• Hawk v. Hawk · 855 S.W.2d 573
• Washington State Coalition for the Homeless v. Department of Social & Health Services · 133 Wash. 2d 894
• Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
• In Re the Visitation of Troxel · 940 P.2d 698
• Spradling v. Harris · 778 P.2d 365
• Clay v. Wolcott · 933 P.2d 1066
• State v. Gunwall · 720 P.2d 808
• State v. Boland · 800 P.2d 1112
• In Re the Welfare of Aschauer · 611 P.2d 1245
• Matter of Welfare of Key · 836 P.2d 200
• Sightes v. Barker · 684 N.E.2d 224
• State v. Steinbach · 679 P.2d 369
• In Re Welfare of Sego · 513 P.2d 831
• Duke v. Boyd · 942 P.2d 351
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital v. Franklin County · 842 P.2d 956
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• State v. McCraw · 898 P.2d 838
• State v. Taylor · 649 P.2d 633
• O'HARTIGAN v. Department of Personnel · 821 P.2d 44
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