State Ex Rel. Drb’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 671 (§ 471 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Santosky v. Kramer · Lehman Ex Rel. Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services Agency · State Ex Rel. Ja · 719 So. 2d 445 - State, in Interest of Sm · 556 So. 2d 545 - In Re Adoption of BGS
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Jurisprudence holds that “[a] parent who professes an intention to exercise his or her parental rights and responsibilities must take some action in furtherance of the intention to avoid having those rights terminated.” State in Interest of S.M., et al., 98-0922, p. 9 (La.10/20/98); 719 So.2d 445, 450 (quoting State in Interest of J.M., 30,302, p. 7 (La.App. 2 Cir. 10/29/97); 702 So.2d 45 , writ denied, 97-2924 (La.2/6/98); 709 So.2d 736 ).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The intent of the AACWA was to combat the foster care limbo to which so many of the nation’s abused and neglected children were being subjected.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.