Sherman B. v. Alaska

At issue in this case was the termination of Sherman B.'s parental rights to his son Kadin M. The Office of Children's Services (OCS) took Kadin into custody shortly after his birth because he and his mother, Amy M., both tested positive for cocaine, and because of concerns about both parents' ability to care for the child. OCS had already been involved with Sherman for several years because of concerns with his other three children. The superior court terminated both Sherman's and Amy's parental rights to Kadin. Sherman appealed, contesting the court's findings that: (1) he abandoned Kadin; (2) that he failed to remedy the conduct that caused Kadin to be a child in need of aid; (3) that OCS made reasonable efforts to reunify the family; and (4) that termination of his parental rights is in Kadin's best interests. Finding no abuse of discretion, the Supreme Court affirmed. View "Sherman B. v. Alaska" on Justia Law