J.H. v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH SERVICES

No. S-09471.

30 P.3d 79 (2001)

J.H., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Bettine, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Lisa B. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

James H. Parker, Assistant Public Advocate, and Brant McGee, Public Advocate, Anchorage, for Guardian ad Litem.

Before FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Jane Hart's parental rights to her three-year-old daughter, Jenny, were terminated by the superior court.1 This case presents the questions whether the Department of Health and Social Services (the department) was estopped from petitioning for termination of Jane's parental rights and whether the trial court's factual findings...

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