Potter v. Potter

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• where welfare of child made postponement of a final decision desirable, trial court had equitable power to postpone final custody decision for a specified period in order to determine whether a mother with a history of mental instability could function as a custodial parent
• where welfare of child made postponement of a final decision desirable, trial court had equitable power to postpone final custody decision for a specified period in order to determine whether a mother with a history of mental instability could function as a custodial parent

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Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re the Marriage of Hadley
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-06-09· cited 101×
• In Re the Marriage of Little
  Washington Supreme Court· 1981-10-08· cited 89×
• In Re Marriage of Possinger
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2001-03-19· cited 40×
• In re the Marriage of Possinger
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2001-03-19· cited 38×
• Buckley v. Snapper Power Equipment Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-08-09· cited 18×
• Chan v. Smider
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1982-05-03· cited 9×
• Barefield v. Barefield
  Washington Supreme Court· 1966-08-18· cited 4×
• Munroe v. Munroe
  Washington Supreme Court· 1955-09-08· cited 4×

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Murray v. Murray
  Washington Supreme Court· 1951-03-15· cited 14×
• Smith v. Smith
  Washington Supreme Court· 1954-12-03· cited 8×
• Hansen v. Hansen
  Washington Supreme Court· 1953-10-20· cited 5×
• Curtis v. Curtis
  Washington Supreme Court· 1907-08-01· cited 5×
• Olson v. Olson
  Washington Supreme Court· 1955-02-25· cited 3×
• Lyons v. Bain
  Washington Territory· 1875-07-15· cited 3×