S.B. v. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH AND SOC. SER.

No. S-10032.

61 P.3d 6 (2002)

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

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger D. Snippen, Law Offices of Roger D. Snippen, Juneau, for Appellant.

Brad J. Brinkman, Assistant Attorney General, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Janine Reep, Assistant Public Advocate and Guardian Ad Litem, Juneau, and Brant McGee, Public Advocate, Anchorage, for GAL.

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


OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The superior court terminated the parental rights of Sara Blake1 to her son, Timothy. Blake argues that the superior court lacked both subject matter and personal jurisdiction, and erred in refusing to appoint her new counsel and in denying her request for a continuance. Because the superior court had subject matter jurisdiction under the home state jurisdiction provision...

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