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· 6/15/1981

Petersen v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

Citations

  • 52 Or. App. 731
  • 629 P.2d 843
  • 1981 Ore. App. LEXIS 2591

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a child may not be placed in custody of a third party without good cause or reason to deny custody to a fit parent
  • stating that a child may not be placed with a third party without good cause or reason to deny custody to a fit parent
  • observing that “[p]arents have the duty to protect their children from harm”
  • a substantial risk of harm is enough to justify a finding of an injurious environment
  • a substantial risk of harm is enough to justify a finding of an injurious environment
  • a substantial risk of harm is enough to justify a finding of an injurious environment

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Judges: Buttler, Warren

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