A List of Alaska Appellate Court Cases Involving Patterns of OCS Abuse of Families

 Hello, I am Jessica Schultz Pleasant. I hope this research will help women of Alaska in the middle of OCS abuse accusations. I am a paralegal, and as such I am not represented as an attorney and I can not give legal advice. This list is just a resource for making your case when you see the dark side of our government.

I will provide links to each case and I will likely end up giving a description to make this resource more reader friendly. This list will begin with the most recent. I hope this is helpful. Stay strong, Mothers. And a Happy Belated Mothers’ Day. Take care!


Alaska Supreme Court Decisions 2022

1. Dapo v. Dept. of Health & Soc. Svcs    

Date: May 13, 2022

Docket Number: S-17878

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2022/s-17878.html

2. K.J. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: January 5, 2022

Docket Number: S-18040

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2022/s-18040.html


Alaska Supreme Court Decisions 2021

1. K.H. (Father) v State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS

Date: December 29, 2021

Docket Number: S-18022

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-18022.html

2. V.T. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: December 15, 2021

Docket Number: S-17987

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17987.html

3. M.B. (Mother) v. Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

Date: December 10, 2021

Citations: 318 P.3d 390, 342 P.3d 1233, 343 P.3d 425, 347 P.3d 91, 353 P.3d 782 

Docket Number: a-7

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/a-7.html

4. R.N. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: December 8, 2021

Citations: 300 P.3d 528, 303 P.3d 493 

Docket Number: A-0https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/a-0.html

5. C.P. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: November 24, 2021

Docket Number: S-17989

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17989.html

6. L.C. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: November 17, 2021

Docket Number: S-18002

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-18002.html

7. A.L. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: November 10, 2021

Docket Number: S-17992https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17992.html

8. Cynthia W. v. Alaska, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: October 29, 2021

Docket Number: S-17953

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17953.html

9. Ridley G. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: October 27, 2021

Docket Number: S-18033

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-18033.html

10. A.G. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: September 15, 2021

Docket Number: S-17936

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17936.html

11. C.W. (Grandmother) and B.W. (Grandfather) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: September 15, 2021

Docket Number: S-17954

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17954.html

12. W.S. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: August 25, 2021

Docket Number: S-17942

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17942.html

13. V.W. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: August 18, 2021

Docket Number: S-17952

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17952.html

14. Ronald H. v. Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

Date: July 14, 2021

Citation: 490 P.3d 357 

Docket Number: S-17890

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17890.html

15. Vera S. v. State of Alaska DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: June 9, 2021

Docket Number: S-17870

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17870.html

16. J.A. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS , W.P. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: April 14, 2021

Docket Number: S-17670

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17670.html

17. Duke S. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: April 14, 2021

Docket Number: S-17833

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17833.html

18. C.J. (Father) v. Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

Date: April 2, 2021

Citation: 483 P.3d 896 

Docket Number: S-17797

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17797.html

19. Alison L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services (Unpublished)  

Date: January 27, 2021

Docket Number: S-17795

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17795.html

20. Walker E. v. Office of Children's Services    

Date: February 12, 2021

Citation: 480 P.3d 598 

Docket Number: S-17778

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17778.html

21. Ronan F. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children’s Services (Unpublished)  

Date: February 10, 2021

Docket Number: S-17731

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2021/s-17731.html

22. Alison L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services (Unpublished)  

Date: January 27, 2021

Docket Number: S-17795


Alaska Supreme Court Decisions 2020

1. Edna L. v. Dept. of Health & Social Services (Office of Children's Services)    

Date: December 24, 2020

Docket Number: S-17485

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17485.html

2. T.D. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: December 9, 2020

Docket Number: S-17696

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17696.html

3. Bradley S. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: December 2, 2020

Docket Number: S-17729

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17729.html

4. Pamiuqtuuq C. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS , Albert J. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: November 25, 2020

Docket Number: S-17677

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17677.html

5. L.M. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: November 12, 2020

Docket Number: S-17592

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17592.html

6. Alaska Dept. Health & Soc. Serv, Ofc. of Child Serv. v. Zander & Kelly B. (Foster Parents)    

Date: October 30, 2020

Docket Number: S-17399

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17399.html

7. Shelly C. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: October 21, 2020

Docket Number: S-17695

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17695.html

8. Jackson E. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: October 7, 2020

Docket Number: S-17655

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17655.html

9. Josiah M. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: September 30, 2020

Docket Number: S-17514

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17514.html

10. Siyuq K. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: September 9, 2020

Docket Number: S-17625

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17625.html

11. Julio A. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: August 5, 2020

Docket Number: S-17603

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17603.html

12. R.H. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS, D.H. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS, R.H. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: July 22, 2020

Docket Number: S-17303

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17303.html

13. Leigh v. Alaska Children's Services    

Date: July 10, 2020

Citation: 467 P.3d 222 

Docket Number: S-17247

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17247.html

14. R.D. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: July 8, 2020

Docket Number: S-17569

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17569.html

15. V.K. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS, (Unpublished)  

Date: June 3, 2020

Docket Number: S-17582

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17582.html

16. D.K. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: May 27, 2020

Docket Number: S-17385

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17385.html

17. Glenn L. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: May 20, 2020

Docket Number: S-17585

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17585.html

18. Kendra H. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: May 13, 2020

Docket Number: S-17340

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17340.html

19. C.G. v. Alaska, Dept. Health & Social Serv.    

20. Date: April 24, 2020

Citation: 461 P.3d 1265 

Docket Number: S-17254

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17254.html

21. Daphne O. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS, William T. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: April 22, 2020

Docket Number: S-16960

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-16960.html

22. S K. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: March 18, 2020

Docket Number: S-17467

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17467.html

23. Norman S. v. Alaska, Dept. of Health & Soc. Svcs, Ofc. of Children's Svcs.    

Date: March 13, 2020

Citation: 459 P.3d 464 

Docket Number: S-17396

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17396.html

24. Addy S. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: February 26, 2020

Docket Number: S-17427

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17427.html

25. Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services v. Dara S.    

Date: January 24, 2020

Docket Numbers: S-16126, S-16526, S-16527

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-16126.html

26. C.D., a Minor v. State of Alaska    

Date: January 24, 2020

Citation: 458 P.3d 81 

Docket Number: S-17447

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2020/s-17447.html


Alaska Supreme Court Decisions 2019

1. Tim B. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS, (Unpublished)  

Date: December 18, 2019

Docket Number: S-17372

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17372.html

2. Dapo v. Alaska, Office of Children's Services    

Date: December 13, 2019

Docket Number: S-17139

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17139.html

3. Annette H. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services  

Date: October 11, 2019

Docket Number: S-17290

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17290-0.html

4. D.C. (Father) v State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: August 28, 2019

Docket Number: S-17230

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17230.html

5. Darryl W. (Father) v. State of Alaska DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: August 14, 2019

Docket Number: S-17186

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17186.html

6. A.B. (Father) v State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: July 17, 2019

Docket Number: S-17116

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17116.html

7. Addy S. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: July 17, 2019

Docket Number: S-17257

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17257.html

8. L.B. (Mother) v Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

Date: July 5, 2019

Citation: 444 P.3d 171 

Docket Number: S-17158

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17158.html

9. Emily B. (Mother) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: July 3, 2019

Docket Number: S-17180

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17180.html

10. Charlotte K. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services (Unpublished)  

Date: June 19, 2019

Docket Number: S-17088

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17088.html

11. Steve H. v. Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

Date: June 14, 2019

Citation: 444 P.3d 109 

Docket Number: S-17133

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17133.html

12. Marian V. v. Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

Date: June 14, 2019

Citation: 442 P.3d 780 

Docket Number: S-17135

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17135.html

13. Dustin V. v. Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

Date: June 14, 2019

Citation: 442 P.3d 755 

Docket Number: S-17178

14. Jessica J. v. Alaska    

Date: June 14, 2019

Citation: 442 P.3d 771 

Docket Number: S-17246

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17246.html

15. Sam S. v. Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children’s Services    

Date: June 7, 2019

Citation: 442 P.3d 731 

Docket Number: S-17130

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17130.html

16. S.V. (Mother) v. Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

17. Date: May 31, 2019

Citation: 442 P.3d 717 

Docket Number: S-17188

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17188.html

18. D.B. (Mother) v State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: May 29, 2019

Docket Number: S-17028

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17028.html

19. C.M. (Mother) v State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS, P.S. (Father) v State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: May 29, 2019

Docket Number: S-17151

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17028.html

20. Amy S. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS    

Date: April 26, 2019

Citation: 440 P.3d 273 

Docket Number: S-17008

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17008.html

21. Luke G. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (Unpublished)  

Date: April 10, 2019

Docket Number: S-16972

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-16972.html

22. Alfred J. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services (Unpublished)  

Date: April 3, 2019

Docket Number: S-17120

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17120.html

23. Eva H. v. Alaska, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: March 8, 2019

Citation: 436 P.3d 1050 

Docket Numbers: S-16796, S-16816

24. Violet C. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: March 1, 2019

Citation: 436 P.3d 1032 

Docket Numbers: S-17038, S-17066

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-17038.html

25. Bill S. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: February 15, 2019

Citation: 436 P.3d 976 

Docket Numbers: S-16998, S-17002

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2019/s-16998.html


Alaska Supreme Court Decisions 2018


1. Duke S. v. Alaska, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: November 16, 2018

Docket Number: S-16932

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2018/s-16932.html

2. Sarah A. v. Alaska, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: September 28, 2018

Citation: 427 P.3d 771 

Docket Number: S-16880

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2018/s-16880.html

3. Dara S. v. Alaska, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: September 7, 2018

Citation: 426 P.3d 975 

Docket Numbers: S-16527, S-16526, S-16126

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2018/s-16126.html

4. Jensen D. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: July 27, 2018

Citation: 424 P.3d 385 

Docket Number: S-16774

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2018/s-16774.html

5. Kailyn S. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services  

Date: June 1, 2018

Citation: 420 P.3d 1232 

Docket Number: S-16833

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2018/s-16833.html

6. Dean S. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: May 11, 2018

Citation: 420 P.3d 1175 

Docket Number: S-16840

7. https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2018/s-16840.html

8. Diego K. v. Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: February 23, 2018

Citation: 411 P.3d 622 

Docket Number: S-16374

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2018/s-16374.html 

9. Kiva O. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Svcs.    

Date: January 5, 2018

Citation: 408 P.3d 1181 

Docket Number: S-16605

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2018/s-16605.html


Alaska Supreme Court Decisions 2017

1. Kylie L. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: October 13, 2017

Citation: 407 P.3d 442 

Docket Number: S-16520

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2017/s-16520.html

2. Barry H. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: August 11, 2017

Citation: 404 P.3d 1231 

Docket Number: S-16415

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2017/s-16415.html

3. Bob S. v. Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: July 28, 2017

Citation: 400 P.3d 99 

Docket Number: S-16504

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2017/s-16504.html

4. Caitlyn E. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Svcs.    

Date: June 16, 2017

Citation: 399 P.3d 646 

Docket Number: S-16306

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2017/s-16306.html

5. Matthew H. v. Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: June 2, 2017

Citation: 397 P.3d 279 

Docket Number: S-16383

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2017/s-16383.html

6. Reasner v. Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: May 19, 2017

Citation: 394 P.3d 610 

Docket Numbers: S-15900, S-15929

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2017/s-15900.html

7. Jude M. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Svcs.    

Date: April 28, 2017

Citation: 394 P.3d 543 

Docket Number: S-16233

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2017/s-16233.html

8. Alex H. v. Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: February 10, 2017

Citation: 389 P.3d 35 

Docket Number: S-16206

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2017/s-16206.html


Alaska Supreme Court Decisions 2016

1. Joy B. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Soc. Svcs.    

Date: October 26, 2016

Citation: 382 P.3d 1154 

Docket Number: S-16152

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2016/s-16152.html

2. Clementine F. v. Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: June 17, 2016

Citation: 375 P.3d 39 

Docket Number: S-15948

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2016/s-15948.html

3. Timothy G. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Services    

Date: April 29, 2016

Citation: 372 P.3d 235 

Docket Number: S-15725

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2016/s-15725.html

4. Moira M. v. Office of Children's Services    

Date: March 18, 2016

Citation: 370 P.3d 595 

Docket Number: S-15952

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2016/s-15952.html

5. Trevor M. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services    

Date: March 11, 2016

Citation: 368 P.3d 607 

Docket Number: S-15913

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2016/s-15913.html


Alaska Supreme Court Decisions 2015

1. Rowan B. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Svcs.    

Date: November 25, 2015

Citation: 361 P.3d 910 

Docket Number: S-15862

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2015/s-15862.html

2. Diana P. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Soc. Srvcs    

Date: September 1, 2015

Citation: 355 P.3d 541 

Docket Number: S-15688

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2015/s-15688.html

3. Jennifer L. v. Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Svcs.    

Date: August 28, 2015

Citation: 357 P.3d 110 

Docket Number: S-15646

https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/2015/s-15646.html



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