A.J. v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

No. S-10156.

62 P.3d 609 (2003)

A.J., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF FAMILY & YOUTH SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Noreen, Law Office of Robert S. Noreen, 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

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The State of Alaska's Division of Family and Youth Services (DFYS) has been involved with Ann Jackson and her daughters since 1987 due to Ann's chronic substance abuse problem. DFYS petitioned to terminate Ann's parental rights to her two youngest daughters, Faye and Amelia, in July 2000. Because there was sufficient evidence that Ann's substance abuse...

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