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BARBARA P. v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH

Nos. S-13603, S-13606.

234 P.3d 1245 (2010)

BARBARA P., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Office of Children's Services, Appellee. Leo S., Appellant, v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 9, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jill C. Wittenbrader, Contract Public Defender, and Quinlan Steiner, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant Leo S.

Megan R. Webb, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Daniel S. Sullivan, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee State of Alaska.

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

Before: FABE, WINFREE, CHRISTEN, and STOWERS, Justices.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Barbara and Leo each appeal the superior court's judgment terminating their parental rights to their children, Michael and Gary, on the grounds of mental illness, domestic violence, substance abuse, and abandonment.1 The parents challenge the superior court's admission of expert testimony during trial, its finding that the children were in need of aid, its finding that the...

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