Child Welfare Law

Comprehensive guide to Child Welfare Law cases, courts, and legal analysis.

25 cases analyzed in this practice area

Key Cases in Child Welfare Law

In the Interest of G.L.M., a Child v. the State of Texas

texapp · 2026-04-23 · Impact: 45/100

In the Interest of G.L.M., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, the State of Texas, appealed a juveni...

T.M., Father of v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-04-21 · Impact: 40/100

T.M., Father of v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's orde...

In the Interest of A.S., a Child v. the State of Texas

texapp · 2026-04-16 · Impact: 25/100

In the Interest of A.S., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, A.S., challenged a Texas court's termin...

B. K. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-04-15 · Impact: 65/100

B. K. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order that ter...

In the Interest of I.S., a Child v. the State of Texas

texapp · 2026-03-26 · Impact: 45/100

In the Interest of I.S., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, I.S., challenged the trial court's term...

T.B., a Child v. State of Florida

fladistctapp · 2026-03-26 · Impact: 60/100

T.B., a Child v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order terminating the par...

D. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-03-25 · Impact: 65/100

D. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, D., sought to compel the Department of Chi...

M. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-03-25 · Impact: 20/100

M. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order terminat...

B. G. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide

fladistctapp · 2026-03-18 · Impact: 65/100

B. G. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's ord...

In re O.F.

calctapp · 2026-03-13 · Impact: 20/100

In re O.F., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The court fo...

In re G.M.

ohioctapp · 2026-03-12 · Impact: 25/100

In re G.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for G.M. The mother argued that the trial cour...

In re L.G.

calctapp · 2026-03-06 · Impact: 30/100

In re L.G., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of L.G. Th...

L. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-03-06 · Impact: 25/100

L. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, L., challenged the Department of Children a...

Z. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-03-04 · Impact: 30/100

Z. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order terminati...

M.T., Mother of Etc. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-03-03 · Impact: 40/100

M.T., Mother of Etc. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's ...

In re T.T.

ohioctapp · 2026-03-02 · Impact: 15/100

In re T.T., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for T.T. The mother argued that the court erred...

S.H. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-02-27 · Impact: 30/100

S.H. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, S.H., challenged the trial court's or...

V. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-02-27 · Impact: 30/100

V. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order termi...

L. v. Department of Children and Families

fladistctapp · 2026-02-25 · Impact: 30/100

L. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order termi...

M. v. State of Florida

fladistctapp · 2026-02-25 · Impact: 15/100

M. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The plaintiff, M., sued the State of Florida, alleging that the state's child...

In re A.B.

ohioctapp · 2026-02-23 · Impact: 20/100

In re A.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-of-court statements in a domestic violence ...

In re A.C.

ohioctapp · 2026-02-19 · Impact: 75/100

In re A.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a minor's mother, acting as her guardian, could refuse life-sa...

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