Legal Opinion
Marcia v. v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 2009No. S-13065PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARPENETI, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A mother appeals the termination of parental rights to her daughter, an Indian child for purposes of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The ICWA standard for termination is "evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, including testimony of qualified expert witnesses, that the continued custody of the child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child." 1 The mother argues that the trial court erred (1) in considering the expert's qualifications as sufficient to meet the requirements of ICWA; and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miller v. SearsAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- E. A. v. State, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2002
- L.G. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
- Brynna B. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2004
- C.J. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by50 opinions
- David S. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2012
- Lucy J. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2010
- Jon S. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2009
- Ben M. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2009
- Thea G. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2013
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