CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Dispositional Hearing
.........Dependency With Removal
............Prohibited Placements
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Juv. ct. did not give sufficient weight to prohibition against placing C with W&IC 602 ward, and the public policy against placement where family member had a criminal history, nor to SW's determination the placement inappropriate.

After C placed in home of a prospective adoptive parent, HHSA cannot change the placement when an alleged placement violation involves a discretionary determination by the SW, and is not otherwise mandated by law.

Welf. & Inst. Code §361.4 (d)(2) prohibition against placing dependent child in home where child would have contact with an adult who has been convicted of a crime formerly held to be mandatory.

Where good cause to avoid ICWA placement preference based on crim. conviction, DHHS must request Welf. & Inst. Code §361.4 waiver.