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Adoption of Michael H 43 Cal. Rptr. 2d 445 (1995) Procedural: Appellant adoptive parents filed a petition to terminate respondent natural...
ADOPTION OF SWANSON 623 A.2d 1095 (1993) FACTS: Sorrels sought to adopt his companion of 17 years, Swanson Sorrels was 66 and Swanson was 51...
Adoptions by B.L.V.B. and E.L.B.B 628 A.2d 1271 (1993) ProcedureAppellants, a mother and her partner, filed a proceeding in the Washington...
BAKER V. VERMONT 744 A.2d 864 (1999) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Plaintiff, three same-sex couples, appealed the Chittenden Superior Court's (Vermont)...
Blondin v. Dubois, 189 F.3d 240 (1999). Facts: Felix Blondin (P) filed an action against Marthe Dubois (D) for wrongfully removing their two...
BODDIE V. CONNECTICUT 401 U.S. 371 (1971) PROCEDURAL POSTURE:Appellants sought review of a judgment from the United States District Court for the...
Bowen v. Bowen, 473 A.2d 73 (N.J. 1984). Procedure:Defendant husband appealed the opinion of the Superior Court, Appellate Division (New Jersey),...
Caban v. Mohammed 441 U.S. 380 (1979) Procedure: Appellant father sought review of a judgment by the Court of Appeals of New York, which...
Care and Protection of Beth, 587 N.E.2d 1377 (1992). Facts: The Department of Social Services ("DSS") petitioned the court, alleg¬ing that a...
Chandler v. Central Oil Corp. 853 P.2d 649 (Kan. 1993). Procedure:Claimant second wife appealed a judgment of the Kansas Court of Appeals, which...
CLADD V. STATE 398 So.2d 442 (1981) . FACTS: Cladd (D) and his wife had been separated for six months. D had no ownership or possessory interest...
Commonwealth v. Twitchell, 617 N.E.2d 609 (1993). Procedure:Defendants appealed their convictions by the Superior Court Department...
Croft v. Westmoreland County Children and Youth Services, 103 F.3d 1123 (1997). Facts: Dr. Henry L. Croft, Jr. and Carol Croft (Ps) are the...
Cusseaux v. Pickett, 652 A.2d 789 (1994) Facts: Jean Marie Cusseaux (P) and Wilson Pickett (D) lived together for about 10 years. P alleges that...
D.A. V. D.R.L. 727 P2d 763 (1936) FACTS: H and W were married in 1980 They had a child in 1981 The couple separated in 1982 and were divorced H...
deCastro v. deCastro, 616 N.E.2d 52 (1993) Procedure:Plaintiff wife in a divorce proceeding was awarded stock in defendant husband's corporation...
Department of Human Services v. Leifester, 721 A. 2d 189 (Me. 1998). Facts: Wife gave birth to twin sons in 1982. She never requested child...
Department of Public Aid ex rel. Cox v. Miller, 586 N.E.2d 1251 Procedural: Petitioner, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, sought review...
DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, 489 U.S. 189 (1989) Procedural: Petitioner, a minor child, brought an action under...
Desrochers v. Desrochers, 347 A.2d 150 (1975) Procedure: Hillsborough County Superior Court (New Hampshire) transferred without ruling the...
Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co., 302 N.E. 2d 555 (1973) . Procedure:Plaintiff wife challenged an order from the Superior Court (Massachusetts), which...
Dolan v. Celebrezze, 381 F.2d 231 (2d Cir. 1967) Procedure: Plaintiff wife sought review of an order of the United States District Court for the...
Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62 (1991). Facts: McGuire (D) was convicted by circumstantial evidence of the second-degree murder of his infant...
Faherty v. Faherty, 477 A.2d 1257 (1984) Facts: Susan (P) and Roger (D) were divorced in 1977 and had four dependent children at that time....
Felton v. Felton 679 N.E.2d 672 (1997) ProceduralAppellant ex-wife sought a protection order pursuant to Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3113.31 against...
Fletcher v. Fletcher, 628 N.E.2d 1343 PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Appellant ex-wife challenged the validity of a prenuptial agreement with appellee...
Glanzner v. State, 835 S.W.2d 386 (Mo. 1992). Facts: Mrs. Glanzner (P) filed a divorce action, and sought custody of their child, against Mr....
Goldman v. Goldman, 543 A.2d 1304 (R.I. 1988). Facts: Alan Goldman (P) filed a complaint for divorce. Pauline Goldman (D) filed a counterclaim...
Greenlaw v. Smith, 869 P.2d 1024 (Wash. 1994) Procedural:Petitioner father sought review of a judgment from the Court of Appeals (Washington),...
Haacke v. Glenn, 814 P.2d 1157 (Utah 1991). Procedure: Appellant wife challenged an order from the Second District Court, Davis County (Utah),...
Hagerty v. Hagerty, 281 N.W.2d 386 (1979). ProcedureIn a marriage dissolution action, respondent wife challenged a judgment from the District...
HAKKILA V. HAKKILA 812 P.2d 1320 (N.M. App. 1991) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Appellant husband sought review of the judgment of the District Court of...
In Interest of K.C.C., K.M.C., and K.J.C. 750 So. 2d 38 (1999) Procedural:Appellants mother and father appealed a decision of the Circuit Court...
In Interest of K.F., 437 N.W.2d 559 (1989) Procedural:The state and the guardian ad litem sought review of the decision of the Court of...
In re Crosswhite, 148 F.3d 879 (1998). Facts: In the property settlement agreement that was incorporated in the divorce judgment, Maurice...
In re Marriage of Comer, 927 P.2d 25 (1996). Facts: Donna Jean Comer (P) sought current child support and arrearages against Gerald Lee Comer...
In re Marriage of Kovacs, 854 P.2d 629 (1993) Procedure:Petitioner father sought review of a judgment of the Court of Appeals (Washington), which...
In re Marriage of LaRocque, 406 N.W.2d 736 (Wis. 1987). Procedure: Petitioner husband sought review of a decision by the Court of Appeals...
In re Marriage of Manzo, 659 P.2d 669(1983) Facts: Prior to Renate Manzo's (P's) filing of a petition for marriage dissolution, she and her...
In re Marriage of Olar, 747 P.2d 676 (Colo. 1987) Facts: During a marriage of 12 years' duration, Sally Olar (P) worked while her husband,...
In re May's Estate, 305 N.Y. 486, 114 N.E.2d 4 (1953). Procedure: Petitioner daughter obtained letters of administration of the estate of her...
In re Nikolas E., 720 A.2d 562 (1998). Facts: The state filed a child protection petition, seeking custody of D's child, Nikolas, for the...
In re Sumey, 621 P.2d 108 (1980) Facts: There had been ongoing conflict between Sheila Sumey (P) and her parents (Ds) because P did not...
In re the Marriage of Kelm, 912 P.2d 545 (1993) Facts: At the time their divorce, Eloise Kelm (P) had accumulated six years of of Kelm...
In re the Marriage of Little, 975 P.2d 108 Facts: H(P) and W(D) divorced in 1995. H was ordered to pay $1,186 per month for the support of...
In re the Marriage of Short, 890 P.2d 12 Procedure:Petitioner husband appealed the decision of the Court of Appeals (Washington), which...
In the Interest of R.C. 775 P.2d 27 (Colo. 1989). Facts: J.R. (P) brought a paternity action, alleging he was the natural father of the child...
In the Matter of B.B.R. 566 A.2d 1032 (1989) Facts: Within hours of the birth of her child in California, where Marita Rogers (D) resided, D...
In the Matter of J. J. J., Minor, 718 P.2d 948 (1986) Procedure: Appellant biological father challenged the order of the Superior Court of the...
In the Matter of the Adoption of Anthony, 448 N.Y.S.2d 377 (1982) Facts: Anthony was bom in 1969. His putative father died eight months later....
Jennifer S. v. Marvin S., 568 N.Y.S.2d 515 Facts: Jennifer S., a minor, (P) filed a petition for support against her father, Marvin S. (D). P...
Jorgensen v. Jorgensen 32 Cal.2d 13, 193 P.2d 728 (1948). Procedure:Plaintiff wife appealed the judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles...
Konzelman v. Konzelman, 729 A.2d 7 (N.J. 1999). Procedure: Plaintiff former wife sought review of a judgment from the Superior Court, Appellate...
Kuhn v. Kuhn Facts: Plaintiff, Evonne (P), and her former husband (D) were embroiled in a bitterly contested divorce proceeding in the local...
Kulko v. Superior Court 436 U.S. 84(1978). PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Appellant father sought review of a decision from the Supreme Court of California,...
Lalli v. Lalli, 439 U.S. 259 (1978) Facts: Robert Lalli (P) sued the administrator (D) of the estate of Mario Lalli, who died intestate,...
LeClair v. LeClair, 624 A.2d 1350 (1993) Facts: Mrs. LeClair (D) filed a petition requesting the court to order Mr. LeClair (P) to contribute...
Lehr v. Robertson 463 U.S. 248(1983) Procedure: On writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of New York, appellant putative father sought...
Lowerschuss v. Lowerschuss, 590 A.2d 297 (1991). Procedure:Plaintiff wife appealed an order from the trial court (Pennsylvania) that dismissed...
M.H. v. Caritas Family Services, 488 N.W.2d 282 (1992). Facts: M.H. and J.L.H. (Ps), the adoptive parents of C.H., filed a suit against Caritas...
MARVIN V. MARVIN 13 Cal. 3d 660, 557 P2d 106 (1976) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: After hearing arguments, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County...
Matter of Stefanel Tyesha C., 157 A.D.2d 322, (1990) Facts: The Commissioner of Social Services (P) filed petitions for child neglect...
May v.Anderson, 345 U.S. 528 (1953). Facts: Owen Anderson (P) and Leona (Anderson) May (D) were married in Wisconsin and lived there until it...
Michael H. v. Gerald D. 491 U.S. 110 (1989). Facts: Michael H. (P) filed a filiation action to establish his paternity of and right to visit a...
Middendorf v. Middendorf, 696 N.E. 2d. 575 (Oh. 1998). Procedure:The Court of Appeals for Shelby County (Ohio) affirmed the trial court's...
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield, 490 U.S. 30 (1989). Procedure:Appellant, an Indian tribe, sought review of the judgment of the...
Morone v. Morone, 413 N.E.2d 1154 (1980). Procedure: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department (New York)...
Moss v. Superior Court, 17 Cal. 4th 396 (1998). Facts: Ajudgment of dissolution filed on March 17, 1992 orderedD to pay $438 arnonthto support...
New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. A.W., 512 A.2d 438 (1986) Procedure:Plaintiff New Jersey Division of Youth and Family...
P.O.P.S. v. Gardner, 998 F.2d 764 (1993) Facts: Congress mandated that each state develop presumptive child support guidelines. Washington state...
Parker v. Alaska Department of Revenue, 960 P.2d 586 (1998) Facts: Steve Parker (D), a resident of California, challenges Alaska's personal...
Perlenfein and Perlenfein, 848 P.2d 604 Procedure:Petitioner wife sought review of a decision of the Court of Appeals (Oregon), which reversed...
Petition of Steve B.D., 723 P.2d 829 (1986) Procedure: Appellant birth mother sought review of the decision from the District Court of the...
R.R. v. M.H. 689 N.E.2d 790 (Mass. 1998). Facts: R.R. (P) and M.H. (D) entered into a surrogacy agreement. Both parties are married, but not to...
Reisman v. Tennessee Department of Human Services, 843 F. Supp. 356 (1993) Facts: Ben and Laurel Reisman (Ps), a white couple, who became...
Renaud v. Renaud, 721 A.2d 463 Facts: H and W were married and had one son in 1994. In May 1996, H told W that he wanted a divorce and H went...
Renshaw v. Heckler, 787 F.2d 50 (2d Cir. 1986). Procedural: Plaintiff widow appealed the judgment of the United States District Court for the...
ROBERTO V. RUSSELL K. 604 N.E.2d 99 (1992) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Appellant father, who was not married to the mother, filed a claim seeking to...
Rodriguez v. Brewer, 667 A.2d 605 (Me. 1995). Facts: Suzanne Brewer (P) and Barry Rodrigue (D) separated shortly after their marriage and the...
Romeo v. Romeo, 418 A.2d 258 (1980) Procedure: Petitioner wife appealed the order from the Superior Court Appellate Division (New Jersey)...
Schlueter v. Schlueter, 975 S.W.2d 584 (1998) Facts: P transferred various community assets to his father shortly before he filed for divorce....
Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality and Reform 431 U.S. 816 (1977) Procedure:Appellee foster parents brought a civil rights...
Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645 (1972). Facts: Joan Stanley lived with Peter Stanley (P) for some 18 years, during which time they had three...
STATE EX REL. WILLIAMS V. MARSH 626 S.W.2d 223 (1982) FACTS: Denise Williams (P) filed a petition for an ex parte order of protection The...
STATE V. HOLM 137 P.3d 726 (Utah 2006) PROCEDURAL POSTURE Defendant was convicted in the Fifth District Court, St. George County, G. Rand...
State v. J.Q., 617 A.2d 1196 (1993) Procedural:The state challenged the decision of the Superior Court, Appellate Division (New Jersey), which...
Staudenmayer v. Staudenmayer, 714 A.2d 1016 (Pa. 1998) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Appellant former husband sought review from the Superior Court...
V.C. V. M.J.B. 725 A.2d 13 (1999) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Plaintiff appealed from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part,...
Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt, 354 U.S. 416 (1957). Procedure:Respondent wife filed an action for separation and alimony. Petitioner husband...
Villareal v. State, Department of Transportation, 774 P.2d 213 (989) Facts: The Department was repairing a state highway when Garcia crashed his...
WARREN V. STATE 336 S.E.2d 221 (1985) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Defendant filed an interlocutory appeal from the judgment of the Fulton Superior Court...
Welsher v. Rager, 491 S.E.2d 661 (1997) Procedure:Plaintiff former wife appealed the decision entered in Forsyth County District Court (North...
WOOD V. MCGRATH, NORTH, MULLIN & KRATZ, P.C. 589 N.W.2d 103 (1999) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Plaintiff client's petition for further review of a...
Yoon v. Yoon, 711 N.E.2d 1265 Facts: Sunsook (Yoon) Nam (P) claimed the goodwill in Jay Yoon's (D) medical practice as marital property. The...
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