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· 8/21/1834

Allen v. Gibbs

Citations

  • 12 Wend. 202

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “An ‘emergency’ exists when there is an immediate risk of danger to the child if he or she is returned to a parent.”
  • “The juvenile court proceedings here, although flawed, substantially complied with the essential procedural requirements of the UCCJEA and fully satisfied the central goals of the act.”

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