Dennis O. v. Stephanie O.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding due process does not require appointing counsel for parent when other parent retained private counsel
• holding due process rights were not violated by absence of representation when parent “had the opportunity to appear at the hearing, make his case, and testify if he desired”
• noting that “the right to the care and custody of one’s own child is a fundamental right recognized by both the federal and state constitutions” (quoting J.M.R. v. S.T.R., 15 P.3d 253, 257 (Alaska 2001))
• declining to extend right to appointed counsel to indigent parent when other parent represented by private counsel
• declining to constitutionally mandate “court-appointed counsel for every indigent parent in a child custody proceeding when the opposing parent is represented by private counsel”
• denying court-appointed counsel to parent in custody dispute when other parent was represented by private counsel

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Amy S. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2019-04-26· cited 17×
• Davin J. Anderson v. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2020-04-17· cited 16×
• Dara v. Gish
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2017-09-22· cited 14×
• Sarah A. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2018-09-28· cited 13×
• In the Matter of the Estate of Alexina Rodman
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2021-11-19· cited 10×
• Regina C. v. Michael C.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2019-04-05· cited 9×
• Alisa Burns v. John Everett Burns
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2020-06-26· cited 7×
• In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Meredith.B.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2020-04-24· cited 7×
• Office of Public Advocacy v. Fannie Berezkin f/n/a Fannie Smith and Harold Smith
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2022-08-12· cited 4×
• AVCG, LLC v. State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2023-04-07· cited 3×
• Frank Griswold v. City of Homer
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2024-09-20· cited 3×
• State of Alaska, Department of Family & Community Services, Office of Children's Services v. Karlie T. and Gino H.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2023-11-17· cited 2×
• David Wilson v. State of Alaska
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2021-01-15· cited 1×
• State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services; Adam Crum in his Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Department; Office of Children's Services; Kim Guay, in her Official Capacity a Director of OCS v. Z. C., Through his Next Friend, Lorenz Kaufman, on Behalf of Himself and all Those Similarly Situated, Z.C. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2025-03-28

Cites

39 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mathews v. Eldridge
  Supreme Court· 1976-02-24· cited 16,859×
• Goldberg v. Kelly
  Supreme Court· 1970-05-04· cited 5,926×
• Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.
  Supreme Court· 1981-08-28· cited 3,458×
• Breck v. Ulmer
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1987-11-06· cited 139×
• Alaska Pacific Assurance Co. v. Brown
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1984-07-20· cited 105×
• D.M. v. State, Division of Family & Youth Services
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2000-01-14· cited 105×
• Matanuska Maid, Inc. v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1980-11-21· cited 83×
• Richardson v. Municipality of Anchorage
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2015-10-30· cited 79×
• Flores v. Flores
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1979-07-13· cited 63×
• Nichols v. Eckert
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1973-01-08· cited 61×
• Otton v. Zaborac
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1974-08-19· cited 60×
• Matter of K.L.J.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1991-06-14· cited 57×
• Keyes v. Humana Hospital Alaska, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1988-02-19· cited 51×
• Alaska Civil Liberties Union v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2005-10-28· cited 45×
• Reynolds v. Kimmons
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1977-10-07· cited 42×
• Hanson v. Hanson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-12-14· cited 41×
• Shearer v. Mundt
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-12-14· cited 39×
• Gonzales v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1994-10-07· cited 36×
• Midgett v. Cook Inlet Pre-Trial Facility
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2002-08-30· cited 34×
• Richard B. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth Services
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2003-06-13· cited 32×