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IN RE CANDACE A.

No. S-15251.

332 P.3d 578 (2014)

In the Matter of CANDACE A., a Minor.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 22, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David T. Jones , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Petitioner State of Alaska.

Rachel Cella , Assistant Public Defender, Anchorage, and Quinlan Steiner , Public Defender, Anchorage, for Respondent E.A. William T. Montgomery , Assistant Public Advocate, Bethel, and Richard Allen , Public Advocate, Anchorage, for Respondent D.A.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, WINFREE, STOWERS, MAASSEN, and BOLGER, Justices.

OPINION

MAASSEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The superior court adjudicated Candace1 a child in need of aid because she had been sexually abused by her adoptive brother. The superior court nonetheless ordered that Candace be returned to her parents' home, holding that the Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children's Services (OCS), had failed to present "qualified expert testimony" as required...

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