PHILIP J. v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. S-14193.

264 P.3d 842 (2011)

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

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renee McFarland , Assistant Public Defender, and Quinlan Steiner , Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michael G. Hotchkin , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and John J. Burns , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

CHRISTEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Philip is the father of seven children who were adjudicated to be children in need of aid. On appeal, he claims that his right to due process was violated because he was unaware that the State would seek adjudication findings at the conclusion of a hearing that started as a contested probable cause (temporary custody) hearing. He also argues that he was denied due process because he was not allowed...

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