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FAQ Topic 3: Who Has Rights Under the Act

List of cases for FAQ #3 arranged by state in reverse-chronological order.


AL    |    AK    |    AZ    |    AR    |    CA    |    CO    |    CT    |    DE    |    DC    |    FL    |    GA    |    HI    |    ID    |    IL

IN    |    IA    |    KS    |    KY    |    LA    |    ME    |    MD    |    MA    |    MI    |    MN    |    MS    |    MO    |    MT

NE    |    NV    |    NH    |    NJ    |    NM    |    NY    |    NC    |    ND    |    OH    |    OK    |    OR    |    PA

RI    |    SC    |    SD    |    TN    |    TX    |    UT    |    VT    |    VA    |    WA    |    WV    |    WI    |    WY

CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS    |    DISTRICT COURTS


Alabama

S.H. v. Calhoun County Dep't of Human Res., 798 So. 2d 684 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001) - [FAQ - #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #13, #14]

S.A. v. E.J.P, 571 So. 2d 1187 (Ala. Civ. App. 1990) - [FAQ - #1, #3]


Alaska

Starr v. George, 175 P.3d 50 (Alaska 2008) - [FAQ - #1, #3, #9] - Added 4/3/2008

Gilbert M. v. State, 139 P.3d 581 (Alaska 2006) - [FAQ - #1, #3, #12]

In re Bernard A., 77 P.3d 4 (Alaska 2003) - [FAQ - #3, #16, #18]

E.A. v. State, 46 P.3d 986 (Alaska 2002) - [FAQ - #3, #12, #13, #14]

V.D. v. State, 991 P.2d 214 (Alaska 1999) - [FAQ - #3]

In re N.P.S., 868 P.2d 934 (Alaska 1994) - [FAQ - #3, #16, #18]

In re W.E.G., 710 P.2d 410 (Alaska 1985) - [FAQ - #3, #16, #18]

A.B.M. v. M.H., 651 P.2d 1170 (Alaska 1982) - [FAQ - #1, #3, #14, #17, #18]

E.A. v. State, 623 P.2d 1210 (Alaska 1981) - [FAQ - #1, #3, #16]


Arizona

State v. Zaman, 946 P.2d 459 (Ariz. 1997) - [FAQ - #2, #3]

In re Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. JD-6982 , 922 P.2d 319 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996) - [FAQ - #3, #7]

In re Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. A-25525 , 667 P.2d 228 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983) - [FAQ - #1, #3]

In re Pima County Juvenile Action No. S-903 , 635 P.2d 187 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981) - [FAQ - #3, #7]


Arkansas

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


California

In re Aaron R., 29 Cal. Rptr. 3d 921 (Ct. App. 2005) - [FAQ - #1, #3, #11, #18]

In re Jonathon S., 28 Cal. Rptr. 3d 495 (Ct. App. 2005) (certified for partial publication) - [FAQ - #1, #2, #3, #4, #20]

In re Daniel M., 1 Cal. Rptr. 3d 897 (Ct. App. 2003) - [FAQ - #3, #4, #20]

In re Brandon M., 63 Cal. Rptr. 2d 671 (Ct. App. 1997) - [FAQ - #3, #5, #11, #16, #21]


Colorado

In re J.O., 170 P.3d 840 (Colo. 2007) - [FAQ - #3, #4, #12, #13, #20] - Added 2/21/2008


Connecticut

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Delaware

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


District of Colombia

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Florida

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Georgia

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Hawaii

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Idaho

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Illinois

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Indiana

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Iowa

In re H.N.B., 619 N.W.2d 340 (Iowa 2000) - [FAQ - #1, #3, #11, #13, #17, #18]


Kansas

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Kentucky

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Louisiana

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Maine

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Maryland

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Massachusetts

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Michigan

In re Kreft, 384 N.W.2d 843 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986) - [FAQ - #3, #12, #13, #14, #20]


Minnesota

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Mississippi

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Missouri

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Montana

In re Baby Girl Doe, 865 P.2d 1090 (Mont. 1993) - [FAQ - #3, #16, #17]


Nebraska

In re Lawrence H., 743 N.W.2d 91 (Neb. Ct. App. 2007) - [FAQ - #3, #7] - Added 2/27/2008


Nevada

In re Phillip A.C., II, 149 P.3d 51 (Nev. 2006) - [FAQ - #1, #3, #5, #17, #20]


New Hampshire

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


New Jersey

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


New Mexico

In re Begay, 765 P.2d 1178 (N.M. Ct. App. 1988) - [FAQ - #2, #3, #5, #20]


New York

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


North Carolina

In re Bluebird, 411 S.E.2d 820 (N.C. Ct. App. 1992) - [FAQ - #3, #13, #14]


North Dakota

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Ohio

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Oklahoma

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Oregon

Carson v. Carson, 13 P.3d 523 (Or. Ct. App. 2000) - [FAQ - #3, #18]

In re Kirk, 11 P.3d 701 (Or. Ct. App. 2000) - [FAQ - #1, #3, #10]

In re Shuey, 850 P.2d 378 (Or. Ct. App. 1993) - [FAQ - #3, #5, #21]

In re Charles, 810 P.2d 393 (Or. Ct. App. 1991) - [FAQ - #3, #4, #6, #12, #14, #21]

In re Charles, 688 P.2d 1354 (Or. Ct. App. 1984) - [FAQ - #3, #6, #11, #12, #14]

In re Charloe, 640 P.2d 608 (Or. 1982) - [FAQ - #3, #13, #21]


Pennsylvania

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Rhode Island

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


South Carolina

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


South Dakota

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Tennessee

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Texas

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Utah

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Vermont

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Virginia

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Washington

In re E.C., 115 Wash. App. 1032 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003) - [FAQ - #3, #12, #13]


West Virginia

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Wisconsin

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Wyoming

No relevant cases have been found since our last update.


Circuit Courts of Appeals

Native Village of Venetie I.R.A. Council v. Alaska, 155 F.3d 1150 (9th Cir. 1998) - [FAQ - #2, #3, #19, #20]


District Courts

Doe v. Mann (Mann I), 285 F. Supp. 2d 1229 (N.D. Cal. 2003) - [FAQ - #2, #3, #9, #12, #16, #20]

Navajo Nation v. Superior Court, 47 F. Supp. 2d 1233 (E.D. Wash. 1999) - [FAQ - #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #16, #17, #20]