Juvenile Crimes, Disposition Hearing, Removal of Child From Parent's Custody
A judge may not remove a child from his or her parent's custody unless the court finds that the parent has failed to provide or is incapable of providing appropriate maintenance, training and education for the child, the child has failed to reform while on probation in the custody of the parent, the child's welfare requires that he or she be removed from the physical custody of the parent. If the child has been at home and the court determines to remove the child at the disposition hearing, the court must find that continuance in the home would be contrary to the child's welfare, the probation officer is vested with the child's temporary placement and care and reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal. When a court removes a juvenile from a home as a result of a wardship order, the judge must specify the maximum term of confinement.
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