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IN RE ADOPTION OF ERIN G.

No. S-11929.

140 P.3d 886 (2006)

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF ERIN G., A Minor Child.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 4, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Kirk, Kenneth Kirk & Associates, Anchorage, for Appellant David L.

Daniel L. Callahan, Callahan Law Office, Fairbanks, for Appellees Christopher Grant and Doris Grant.

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

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

David L. is the putative father of Erin G. Invoking the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), he sought to set aside the decree granting the petition of Christopher and Doris Grant to adopt Erin. The superior court held that AS 25.23.140(b), Alaska's one-year statute of limitations for challenging adoption decrees, barred David's petition. He appeals. Because it appears that Congress intended that state...

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