MATTER OF A.S.

No. S-1739.

740 P.2d 432 (1987)

In the Matter of A.S., A Minor Under the Age of Eighteen Years.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Walleri, Fairbanks, for Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc., appellant.

D. Rebecca Snow, Asst. Atty. Gen., Fairbanks, Harold M. Brown, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for Div. of Family and Youth Services, Dept. of Health and Social Services, State of Alaska, appellee.

D. Randall Ensminger, Fairbanks, for Natural Mother of A.S.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

The Native Village of Northway ["Northway"] appeals an order of the superior court which extended state custody of A.S., a child previously adjudicated to be in need of aid, for a period not to exceed two years. Northway contends that the applicable statutory standard for such an extension was not met and that the order violates the Indian Child Welfare Act ["ICWA"], 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963.1...

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