Tanuk S. v. Department of Family & Community Services, Office of Children’s Services, August 28, 2026 (Supreme Court of Alaska.)
Read the full opinion at the National Indian Law Library.
child in need of aid
Asa’carsarmuit Tribal Council v. Wheeler III, November 21, 2014, (Alaska)
Synopsis from Westlaw: Father filed emergency motion to modify custody after State initiated Child In Need of Aid (CINA) action against mother. Tribal council which had issued original custody order was permitted to intervene. The Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Anchorage, Andrew Guidi, J., awarded father primary physical custody. Council appealed. Holding from Westlaw: The … Read more
Kyle S. v. State, Dep’t of Health & Social Services, October 4, 2013 (Alaska)
Synopsis provided by Westlaw: “The Department of Health and Social Services filed a petition alleging Indian child was a child in need of aid. The Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Fourth Judicial District, Fairbanks, Randy M. Olsen, J., adjudicated child as a child in need of aid. Father appealed.” Read the decision at … Read more