JOSH L. v. STATE, OCS

No. S-14160.

276 P.3d 457 (2012)

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

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dianne Olsen , Law Office of Dianne Olsen, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Julie Fields , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and John J. Burns , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

I. INTRODUCTION

A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his daughter, an Indian child within the meaning of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).1 The father challenges the superior court's findings that the Office of Children's Services (OCS) made active efforts to prevent the breakup of his Indian family, arguing that OCS failed to investigate placement with his extended...

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