Legal Opinion
Matter of KLJ
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1991No. 3704PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
813 P.2d 276 (1991)
In the Matter of K.L.J., a minor child.
No. 3704.
Supreme Court of Alaska.
June 14, 1991.
Kenneth W. Legacki, Anchorage, for appellant.
Kathleen C. Barron, Wasilla, for appellee.
Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
William Edgar Johnson wanted to adopt "K.L.J.," the daughter of his wife, Hei Suk Johnson (formerly Miller). The girl's biological father, Ronald Miller, sought to contest the termination of his parental rights, yet indigency prevented him from hiring an attorney to represent him. The…
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