CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Dispositional Hearing
.........Liability for Placement/Other Costs
3 Cards On This Topic:

Parents are liable to county for costs of out of home placement. May not collect for costs of incarceration, only food, clothing, and medical expenses.

Juvenile court properly ordered HHSA to pay for travel of dependent child's educational representative to visit him at his out-of-county placement.

Legal guardians related to minor are not liable for out-of-home placement costs.