Legal Opinion

Rick P. v. State, Ocs

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 2005No. S-11461PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Rick P. appeals orders terminating his parental rights over his children Dylan and Diane. 1 The superior court found that Rick shifted households frequently and assaulted his domestic partners, and that this behavior, among other things, caused Dylan mental injury sufficient to support terminating Rick’s rights. Rick’s main argument on appeal is that his conduct was not necessarily the cause of Dylan’s serious emotional problems. We reject this as unsupported by the record. The superior court also found that Rick failed to maintain contact with his…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. D.M. v. State, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
  2. M.W. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
  3. G.C. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2003

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Barbara P. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2010
  2. David S. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Jon S. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Sherman B. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Josephine B. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2008

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