Alaska Supreme Court

Rowan B. Sr., Appellant v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services…

November 25, 20152015 Alas. LEXIS 145

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s denial of a continuance of the termination of parental rights trial, holding that the court did not abuse its discretion because the children’s best‑interest and statutory six‑month deadline outweighed the father’s pending criminal appeal and Fifth Amendment concerns.