Sylvia L., Appellant v. State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children's Services…

Summary

The court affirmed the termination of Sylvia's parental rights to three children. It held that any error in allowing OCS to amend its petition to add mental illness as a termination ground was harmless because unchallenged alternative grounds independently supported the CINA findings; that OCS made the required reasonable and active reunification efforts; and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the challenged expert testimony.