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C.L. v. OPA

Supreme Court Nos. S-18054/18068/18071/18072 (Consolidated).

500 P.3d 995 (2021)

C.L. (Mother), Petitioner, v. OPA Guardian Ad Litem Brenda Finley and State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services, Respondents. D.R. (Father), Petitioner, v. OPA Guardian Ad Litem Brenda Finley and State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services, Respondents. F.P. (Father), Petitioner, v. OPA Guardian Ad Litem Brenda Finley and State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services, Respondents. J.P. (Father), Petitioner, v. OPA Guardian Ad Litem Brenda Finley and State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 23, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renee McFarland , Assistant Public Defender, and Samantha Cherot , Public Defender, Anchorage, for Petitioners.

Elizabeth Russo , Deputy Director/Assistant Public Advocate, and James E. Stinson , Public Advocate, for Respondent Office of Public Advocacy.

Laura Fox , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Treg R. Taylor , Attorney General, Juneau, for Respondent State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children's Services.

Before: Winfree, Chief Justice, Maassen, Carney, Borghesan, and Henderson, Justices.

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Alaska Child in Need of Aid (CINA) Rule 11(e) requires a child's guardian ad litem (GAL) to "disclose any relationships or associations" that "might reasonably cause the GAL's impartiality to be questioned." When the GAL makes such a disclosure — or such information comes to...

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