State Court of Appeals / Wash. Ct. App.

VanDam v. Department of Social & Health Services

Decided August 26, 1991. Susan R. Agid wrote the opinion for the court.

815 P.2d 277 · Cited 111 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.

Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
In Re Welfare of Sego · 513 P.2d 831
In Re the Welfare of Sumey · 621 P.2d 108
In Re the Welfare of Aschauer · 611 P.2d 1245
Pawling v. Goodwin · 679 P.2d 916
Frederickson v. Becker · 553 P.2d 1339

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Department of Social & Health Services v. T.P. · 182 Wash. 2d 689
In Re Welfare of CB · 143 P.3d 846
In Re Dependency of AC · 98 P.3d 89
In Re Welfare of Ag · 229 P.3d 935
In re the Welfare of C.B. · 134 Wash. App. 942
In re the Welfare of S.J. · 162 Wash. App. 873
In re the Welfare of A.G. · 155 Wash. App. 578
In Re SJ · 256 P.3d 470
Department of Social & Health Services v. Chaffin · 123 Wash. App. 244
Burrell v. Department of Social & Health Services · 137 Wash. 2d 918
In Re Dependency of KSC · 976 P.2d 113
Robinson v. Department of Social & Health Services · 896 P.2d 1298
In re the Welfare of T.B. · 150 Wash. App. 599
In Re Welfare of TB · 209 P.3d 497
Tucker v. Department of Social & Health Services · 278 P.3d 673
In re the Parental Rights to M.J. · 187 Wash. App. 399
In re the Parental Rights to K.M.M. · 187 Wash. App. 545
In re the Parental Rights to B.P. · 188 Wash. App. 113
In Re Welfare of LNB-L. · 237 P.3d 944
In re the Dependency of: O.R.L. · 191 Wash. App. 589
Kathy C. v. Department of Social & Health Services · 78 Wash. App. 143
Carla R. v. Tim H. · 268 Neb. 239
In Re Welfare of Lnb-L · 234 P.3d 311

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