Charles S. and Marian v. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court reversed the termination of Charles’s parental rights, finding that he had remedied his substance‑abuse conduct, and vacated the termination of Marian’s parental rights, remanding for further best‑interests analysis. The court held that the superior court’s failure‑to‑remedy finding for Charles was clearly erroneous, while it affirmed the superior court’s finding that Marian had not remedied her conduct but required reconsideration of the best‑interests determination on remand.