Legal Opinion
Diego K. and Catharine K. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 2018No. 7226 S-16374PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNEY, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Parents appeal from a superior court's order that the Office of Children's Services (OCS) had satisfied the Indian Child Welfare Act's (ICWA) requirements authorizing the removal of their daughter, an Indian child, from their custody. 1 Because the court relied on information that was not in evidence to make the required ICWA removal findings, 2 we vacate the order authorizing removal.
II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Diego K. and Catharine K. have a 16-year-old daughter, Mary, 3 who is an Indian child as defined by ICWA. 4 OCS took emergency custody of Mary and her…
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