Legal Opinion
Kent v. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 2010No. S-13578PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHRISTEN, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Kent and Naomi are the biological parents of Kenny, 1 who was born in November 2002. In September 2007 the Office of Children's Services (OCS) filed a petition to terminate Kent's and Naomi's parental rights. The petition was denied in July 2008 following a bench trial because the superior court did not find beyond a reasonable doubt that placement with Naomi would be harmful to Kenny. A second petition to terminate Kent's and Naomi's parental rights was filed in October 2008. Kent filed a motion to dismiss the second petition, arguing that it was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Heiser v. WoodruffSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- A.A. v. State, Department of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
- In Re Juvenile Appeal (83-De)Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- A.B. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
- Fardig v. FardigAlaska Supreme Court · 2002
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