Legal Opinion
In re D.D.S.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 1994No. S-5687PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Chief Justice.
INTRODUCTION
This case involves a petition filed by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (Department) to terminate the parental rights of M.S. and M.N. over their child D.D.S. on the grounds of alcohol-related neglect. The issue presented is whether AS 47.37.210, which provides that “the registration and other records of [alcohol] treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient,” creates an eviden-tiary privilege in Child in Need of Aid (CINA) proceedings. At trial, the superior court denied the Department’s motion for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gates v. City of Tenakee SpringsAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
- Leege v. MartinAlaska Supreme Court · 1963
- In the Matter of Baby XMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Perry v. FiumanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Zsupnik v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. Planned Parenthood of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
- Wilkerson v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
- in the Interest of K.C.P. and J.D.P., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
- Lythgoe v. GuinnAlaska Supreme Court · 1994
- In re J.A.Alaska Supreme Court · 1998
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