In re A.G.’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
12 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 12 later decisions — most recently February 2026
12 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 25 U.S.C. § 1903 (§ 4 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978) · 25 U.S.C. § 1911 (§ 101 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978)
Relies on Matter of Adoption of a Child of Indian Heritage · In re D.V. · In Re the Adoption of Riffle · In re T.C. · Adams v. Morton
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“tribes have ultimate authority to decide who qualifies as an 'Indian child.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re J.J.C. · In Re Jm“under ICWA, however, the District Court should not have proceeded on the matter of parental rights or placement. Riffle, 273 Mont. at 242 , 902 P.2d at 545 . ¶ 17 The parties presented the District Court insufficient evidence in this case to make a finding regarding the children's Indian status. Although we recognize the inherent difficulty that the District Court faced in dealing with the complex nature of ICWA and its provisions, under these circumstances”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re AG“and therefore ICWA did not apply. ¶ 6 Thereafter, the Department petitioned the District Court to have the children adjudicated youths in need of care and for temporary legal custody. The court granted the order and minutes from the hearing indicate the court requested that the Department produce evidence of the children's Indian status. The Department then entered an affidavit from the same social worker who previously had determined the children were not”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re AG
How this case has been treated — in progress
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