EDNA L. v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & SOC. SERVICES

Supreme Court Nos. S-17485/17505 (Consolidated).

477 P.3d 637 (2020)

EDNA L., Appellant, v. State of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Appellee. John L., Appellant, v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Horowitz , Law Office of Michael Horowitz, Kingsley, Michigan, for Appellant Edna L.

J. Adam Bartlett , Anchorage, for Appellant John L.

Kimberly D. Rodgers , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Kevin G. Clarkson , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

A mother and father appeal the termination of their parental rights after proceedings in the Palmer Families with Infants and Toddlers Court (FIT Court). They argue that their rights were violated when the FIT Court's "rigid, non-fact driven," 12-month timeline governed the progression...

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