JUDITH R. v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. S-14693.

289 P.3d 896 (2012)

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

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Olena Kalytiak Davis , Anchorage, for Appellant.

Megan R. Webb , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Stephanie Pawlowski , Assistant Public Advocate, and Richard Allen , Public Advocate, Anchorage, for Guardian ad Litem.

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


OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Judith R. challenges the superior court's order terminating her parental rights to her son, Dexter.1 The court terminated her rights based on her longstanding, unremedied mental illness. In its ruling on the record, the court, sua sponte, directed the parties to consult with Dexter's therapist about the advisability of allowing...

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