Molly O., Appellant v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services, Appellee

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Molly’s request to intervene in the children’s CINA proceeding. It held that the parents revoked Molly’s Indian-custodian status shortly after OCS took custody and that OCS’s failure to provide ICWA notice was harmless because Molly’s custodianship ended six days later. Justice Bolger, dissenting, would have treated the failure to provide notice and counsel as potentially consequential and not harmless.