Legal Opinion
In re Candace
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 22, 2014No. S-15251PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAASSEN, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
The superior court adjudicated Candace 1 a child in need of aid because she had been sexually abused by her adoptive brother. The superior court nonetheless ordered that Candace be returned to her parents' home, holding that the Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children's Services (OCS), had failed to present "qualified expert testimony" as required by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) to support a finding that she would likely suffer serious physical or emotional harm in her parents' custody. We conclude that the superior court's…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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