Legal Opinion
Payton S. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 2015No. 7004 S-15581/S-15585PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAASSEN, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Office of Children's Services (OCS) took custody of two young girls because of their parents' substance abuse and neglect. OCS took custody of the parents' son shortly after his birth for the same reasons. The trial court terminated the parents' rights to all three children, who are Indian children as defined by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). 1
The parents appeal. They argue that the trial court violated due process when it entered an adjudication and disposition order on the basis of OCS's offer of proof before the parents had received proper…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- E. A. v. State, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2002
- Maisy W. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2008
- D.M. v. State, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
- Barbara P. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2010
- L.G. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Eva H. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2019
- State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS v. C.A. (Mother) and B.R. (Father), State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS v. L.S. (Mother) and M.D. (Father)Alaska Supreme Court · 2022
- Walker E. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2021
- Oliver N. v. Department of HealthAlaska Supreme Court · 2019
- Annette H. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2019
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