Legal Opinion

State in Interest of W.S.

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided May 30, 1997No. 960477-CAPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

Appellant J.S. appeals the juvenile court’s order that her children W.S. and J.S. remain in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS). We remand for a new dispositional hearing.

BACKGROUND

Appellant is the natural mother and custodial parent of W.S. and J.S. On March 6, 1996, appellant drove into a shopping center parking lot with W.S., then four years old, and J.S., then three years old. Appellant left W.S. and J.S. in the car while she went into a store. While appellant was in the store, W.S. and J.S. found a “Bic-type” cigarette lighter in the car…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Doelle v. BradleyUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  2. State v. LovellUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  3. State v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Yacht Club v. Utah Liquor Control CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Davis v. DavisUtah Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. E.R.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2001
  2. T.M. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2001
  3. Office of the Guardian ad Litem v. H.M.Utah Supreme Court · 2007
  4. In Re State Ex. Rel. K.M.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2006
  5. S.H. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2007

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