Opinion ID: 2383020
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Dale's domestic situation in Anchorage and OCS's stance on Charlie's reunification with Dale

Text: In Anchorage, Dale lived with his new wife, Allison, and her five-year-old son, Ian. After Dale reestablished contact with OCS, Tullar saw a glimmer of hope that he could eventually be reunified with Charlie because Dale had stated that he had gotten his life back on track, that he was married to a very stable woman [Allison]. Because of this hope, OCS filed a notice that it did not intend to go forward with the termination trial originally scheduled for May 2009. In April 2009 OCS received two protective services reports alleging that Dale had physically abused Ian by choking him. Neither report was ever substantiated. In May 2009 Dale and Allison had a fight. Allison slashed Dale's belongings and threw them off the deck of their apartment. Dale left and called the police, who arrested Allison. Because Ian had been present at the incident, OCS filed a protective services report. After the incident, Dale and Allison separated and Dale filed for dissolution. As a result of the incidents in April and May, OCS decided to go forward with a termination hearing. In June and July 2009 OCS filed amended petitions for termination.