CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Jurisdictional Hearing
.........Dependency/Delinquency Status
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Determination of M's status as dependent or delinquent must be made by court before placement can be made.

Conclusion that M was in need of services available only in the W&IC §602 system, not in the dependency system, was not only within court's discretion but inescapable.

Welf. & Inst. Code §206 requires children alleged to come under Welf. & Inst. Code §300 be segregated from those coming under Welf. & Inst. Code §602; dual status.