KENT V. v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & SOC. SERVICES

No. S-13578.

233 P.3d 597 (2010)

KENT V., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Office of Children's Services, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Pharr, Law Offices of John C. Pharr, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michael G. Hotchkin, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Daniel S. Sullivan, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Dianne Olsen, Law Office of Dianne Olsen, Anchorage, for Guardian Ad Litem.

Before: CARPENETI, Chief Justice, FABE, WINFREE, CHRISTEN, and STOWERS, Justices.


OPINION

CHRISTEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Kent and Naomi are the biological parents of Kenny,1 who was born in November 2002. In September 2007 the Office of Children's Services (OCS) filed a petition to terminate Kent's and Naomi's parental rights. The petition was denied in July 2008 following a bench trial because the superior court did not find beyond a reasonable...

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