Jessica J. v. State

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ) governs the return of juveniles who have left their home states without permission. With her mother's permission, a juvenile left her home state to visit family friends in Alaska; she then refused to return home. The home state sought her return under the ICJ, and the Alaska superior court complied. The superior court found that it was not authorized to consider the juvenile's best interests and that the requisition paperwork demonstrated proof of entitlement for her return. We affirm the superior court's order,…