Toms v. Hanover Department of Social Services

Decided August 9, 2005. Arthur D. Kelsey wrote the opinion for the court.

616 S.E.2d 765 · Cited 478 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.

• City of Newport News Department of Social Services v. Winslow · 580 S.E.2d 463
• Petry v. Petry · 589 S.E.2d 458
• Finnerty v. Thornton Hall, Inc. · 593 S.E.2d 568
• Winfield v. Urquhart · 492 S.E.2d 464
• Weaver v. Roanoke Department of Human Resources · 265 S.E.2d 692
• M.G. v. Albemarle County Department of Social Services · 583 S.E.2d 761
• Norfolk Division of Social Services v. Simonia Hardy · 42 Va. App. 546
• Akers v. Fauquier County Department of Social Services · 604 S.E.2d 737
• Padilla v. NORFOLK DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES. · 472 S.E.2d 648

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• Dawn Farrell v. Warren County Department of Social Services · 59 Va. App. 342
• Christopher Farrell v. Warren County Department of Social Services · 59 Va. App. 375
• T.S.G. v. B.A.S. · 52 Va. App. 583
• Patricia Tackett v. Arlington County Department of Human Services · 62 Va. App. 296
• Dung Thi Thach and Carlos Mendoza v. Arlington County Department of Human Services · 63 Va. App. 157
• Patricia E. Smith, Guardian ad litem for the minor child v. Maggie S. Welch · 64 Va. App. 34
• Najera v. Chesapeake Division of Social Services · 629 S.E.2d 721

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