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.