PAYTON S. v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Nos. S-15581, S-15585.

349 P.3d 162 (2015)

PAYTON S. and Effie B., Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 1, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hanley Robinson , Assistant Public Defender, Anchorage, and Quinlan Steiner , Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant Payton S.

Whitney A. Power , Power & Brown, LLC, Bethel, for Appellant Effie B.

David T. Jones , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

The Office of Children's Services (OCS) took custody of two young girls because of their parents' substance abuse and neglect. OCS took custody of the parents' son shortly after his birth for the same reasons. The trial court terminated the parents' rights to all three children...

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