V.S.B. v. STATE, DEPT. OF H. & SOC. SERVS.

No. S-9817.

45 P.3d 1198 (2002)

V.S.B., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex Koponen, Fairbanks, for Appellant.

D. Rebecca Snow, Assistant Attorney General, Fairbanks, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Vivian1 appeals the termination of parental rights over her four children. She has been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, which had previously made effective parenting difficult. The State asserts, and Superior Court Judge Mary E. Greene agreed, that despite the fact that Vivian is now stabilized on medication for her mental illness, she is still unfit to serve as an...

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