PAM R. v. STATE

No. S-12742.

185 P.3d 67 (2008)

PAM R., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christi A. Pavia, Pavia Law Office LLC, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michael G. Hotchkin, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Talis J. Colberg, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Anita L. Alves, Assistant Public Advocate and Joshua P. Fink, Public Advocate, Anchorage, for Guardian ad Litem.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, CARPENETI, and WINFREE, Justices.


OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A grandmother appeals from a trial court determination that she is not the "Indian custodian" of her three grandchildren under the Indian Child Welfare Act. The trial court found that contrary to her urgings, the grandmother was not an Indian custodian by tribal custom or by transfer of physical custody of the children; she argues that the court's findings are erroneous. There is sufficient...

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