J.S. v. State
Supreme Court of Alaska
50 P.3d 388 (2002)
Relevant factsFree
Jack (plaintiff), an Indian, was convicted of five counts of sexually abusing his sons Avery, Lyle, and Carl, prompting Alaska (defendant) to seek termination of his parental rights. Five experts uniformly testified it was in the boys' best interests to remain with their foster families, given the depression and PTSD they suffered from the abuse and the significant likelihood (over 50 percent) that Jack would reoffend, and the superior court terminated Jack's parental rights; Jack appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a court must make active efforts to reunify an abusive parent with the child after a judicial determination that the parent subjected the child to sexual abuse.