Cynthia W. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s adjudication that Kara W. was a child in need of aid because she was at substantial risk of sexual abuse, holding that the statutory presumption under AS 47.10.011(7) applies to a person merely under investigation and that the trial court’s factual finding was not clearly erroneous.