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BLYTHE P. v. DEP'T OF HEALTH & SOC. SERVS.

Supreme Court No. S-18296. No. 7641.

524 P.3d 238 (2023)

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

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 10, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

David A. Wilkinson , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Treg R. Taylor , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Margaret McWilliams , Assistant Public Advocate, Juneau, and James Stinson , Public Advocate, Anchorage, for Guardian Ad Litem.

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

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

When the Office of Children's Services (OCS) decides to transfer a child in its custody from one out-of-home placement to another, a party may seek judicial review of that decision. According to statute, the superior court shall deny the proposed transfer if the party "prove[s] by clear...

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