JAMIE H. v. STATE

No. S-15346.

336 P.3d 1253 (2014)

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

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan Webb , Assistant Public Defender, and Quinlan Steiner , Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Janell M. Hafner , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Jamie and Anna are the parents of Ian, a young teenager.1 The Office of Children's Services (OCS) sought termination of Jamie's, but not Anna's, parental rights to Ian. In closing argument, Jamie asserted that termination of his parental rights was not in Ian's best interests because OCS had not identified any permanent placement. But the superior court did not specifically...

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