CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Disposition
.........Removal From Home
............Findings
 10 Cards On This Topic:
  • Court may limit parental control of minor and remove minor from home.
  • Whenever court limits right of parent or guardian to make educational or developmental services decisions for M, it shall appoint a responsible adult to make educational or developmental services decisions.
  • Juv. court lacked jurisdiction over Office of Education and could not require it to fund educational placement of difficult-to-control dependent C; court should have appointed responsible adult under W&IC 726(b).
  • Committing diabetic M to DJJ did not violate ADA.
  • Juvenile court does not have the discretion to exempt minor from having to register as a sex offender after he's committed to DJJ for engaging in sexual intercourse with child under age 14.
  • Delinquency laws designed to provide court maximum flexibility to craft suitable orders aimed at rehabilitating ward; juvenile court here misinterpreted W&IC 607 in denying M's motion to vacate CYA commitment.
  • Evidence of M's use of BB gun during robbery was sufficient to support finding of personal use of a dangerous weapon.
  • Substantial evidence showed that, against victim's will, M committed forcible rape.
  • Placing minor on probation in parent’s physical custody, with legal custody with probation dept., does not require same findings as for removal of minor from parents.
  • Court need not make findings under Welf. & Inst. Code §726 before committing minor to juvenile hall under former Welf. & Inst. Code section 777 (e).


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