Christopher C., Appellant v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children'S…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed termination of Christopher and Therese C.'s parental rights to four children. It held that clear and convincing evidence supported findings that the parents failed to remedy dangerous conditions, that OCS made active efforts to reunify the family, and that returning the children would likely cause serious harm; the best-interests finding was also supported by a preponderance of the evidence. The court further held that cultural-placement arguments were not properly raised in the termination proceeding.