DEAN S. v. STATE DHSS, OCS

Supreme Court No. S-16840.

420 P.3d 1175 (2018)

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

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Higgins , Law Office of Kevin Higgins, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Laura Fox , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Jahna Lindemuth , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Rachel Levitt , Assistant Public Advocate, and Chad Holt , Public Advocate, Anchorage, Guardian Ad Litem.

Before: Stowers, Chief Justice, Winfree, Maassen, Bolger, and Carney, Justices.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

The biological father of three children validly consented to their adoption in the face of parental rights termination proceedings. Five months later he sought to withdraw his consent. The superior court determined that withdrawal of the father's consent to adoption would not be in the...

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