Legal Opinion
In Re the Adoption of Bernard A.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 12, 2003No. S-10771PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARPENETI, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A grandfather and grandmother appeal the decision of the superior court denying their petition for adoption of their grandson and granting the adoption petition of the child's foster parents. They claim that the superior court placed undue emphasis on the length of time that the three-year-old child had spent in the care of his foster parents. We hold that there was no abuse of discretion; accordingly, we affirm.
II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
A. Facts
Bernard A., 1 the child at the center of the current dispute, was born in January 1999 and was removed from…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Guin v. HaAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- L.G. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
- In Re the Adoption of F.H.Alaska Supreme Court · 1993
- M.W. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
- McDanold v. McDanoldAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Dale H. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2010
- Native Village of Tununak v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2013
- In Re the Adoption of S.K.L.H.Alaska Supreme Court · 2009
- In Re the Adoption of Sara J.Alaska Supreme Court · 2005
- In Re the Adoption of Missy M.Alaska Supreme Court · 2006
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