State Supreme Court / Ala.

V.M. v. State Dept. of Human Resources

Decided February 27, 1998. Samuel A. Beatty wrote the opinion for the court.

710 So. 2d 915 · Cited 76 times

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Precedents cited

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.

M.H.S. v. State Dept. of Human Resources · 636 So. 2d 419
Bowman v. STATE DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES · 534 So. 2d 304
Jlb v. State Dept. of Human Resources · 608 So. 2d 1367
East v. Meadows · 529 So. 2d 1010
Lag v. State Dept. of Human Resources · 681 So. 2d 596
Km v. Shelby County Dept. of Human Res. · 628 So. 2d 812
J.L. v. State Dept. of Human Resources · 688 So. 2d 868
G.D.M. v. State · 655 So. 2d 1020
State Dept. of Human Resources v. L.W. · 597 So. 2d 703
T.D.M v. v. Elmore Cty. Dept. Hum. Res. · 586 So. 2d 931
L.A.T. v. State Dept. of Human Resources · 588 So. 2d 471

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