RALPH H. v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. S-14012.

255 P.3d 1003 (2011)

RALPH H., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caitlin Shortell , Shortell Gardner LLC, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Megan R. Webb , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and John J. Burns , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Dianne Olsen , Law Office of Dianne Olsen, Anchorage, for Krista Berghoff , Office of Public Advocacy, Palmer, Guardian Ad Litem.

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


OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In March 2007, after receiving 39 protective service reports involving allegations of abuse and neglect over the course of 15 years, the Office of Children's Services (OCS) removed five children from parents Ralph and Nell based on evidence of physical abuse, mental injury, and chronic neglect.1 OCS put the children in foster care and provided the parents with case plans...

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