CLARK J. v. DEPT. HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVS.

Supreme Court No. S-17797.

483 P.3d 896 (2021)

CLARK J., Appellant, v. State of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Olena Kalytiak Davis , Anchorage, for Appellant.

Anna Jay , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Clyde "Ed" Sniffen, Jr. , Acting Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Laura Hartz , Assistant Public Advocate, and James Stinson , Public Advocate, Anchorage, for Guardian Ad Litem.

Before: Bolger, Chief Justice, Winfree, Maassen, and Carney, Justices. [Borghesan, Justice, not participating.]


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

The Office of Children's Services (OCS) took custody of three Indian children1 after reports of substance abuse and domestic violence in their mother's home. For two years OCS was unable to contact the children's father, who also struggled with substance abuse...

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