Helena Dara, F/k/a Helena Harris, Appellant v. Helena Gish and Howard Gish, Appellees

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s order granting joint legal and primary physical custody of a child to the grandparents, finding no entitlement to appointed counsel, that the constitutional and legal standards were correctly applied, and that the custody determination was not erroneous. The court held that the superior court’s application of the clear‑and‑convincing‑evidence standard and its factual findings were supported by the record.