Alaska Supreme Court

Claudio P., Appellant v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services…

September 20, 20132013 Alas. LEXIS 130

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's order terminating Claudio P.'s parental rights to his daughter Iris. The Court held that Iris was a child in need of aid, that the State made active but unsuccessful efforts to prevent the breakup of the Indian family, and that termination was in Iris's best interests.