State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Steven W. v. Matthew S.

Decided March 31, 1995. James F. Perley wrote the opinion for the court.

33 Cal. App. 4th 1108 · Cited 51 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.

Kusior v. Silver · 54 Cal. 2d 603
Jackson v. Jackson · 67 Cal. 2d 245
Michelle W. v. Ronald W. · 703 P.2d 88
In Re the Marriage of Baltins · 212 Cal. App. 3d 66
Estate of Cornelious · 674 P.2d 245
Susan H. v. JACK S. · 30 Cal. App. 4th 1435
City and County of San Francisco v. Strahlendorf · 7 Cal. App. 4th 1911
Comino v. Kelley · 25 Cal. App. 4th 678

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