Legal Opinion
Sherman B. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 11, 2013No. 6833 S-14957PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAASSEN, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
The subject of this appeal is the termination of Sherman B.'s parental rights to his son Kadin M. 1 The Office of Children's Services (OCS) took Kadin into custody soon after his birth because he and his mother, Amy M., both tested positive for cocaine, and because of concerns about both parents' ability to care for the child. OCS had already been involved with Sherman for several years because of concerns with his other three children. The superior court terminated both Sherman's and Amy's parental rights to Kadin in October 2012. Sherman appeals,…
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