State ex rel. L.C.B.

J^KIMBALL, Justice*

We granted certiorari to determine whether the juvenile court erred in ordering that a child adjudicated in need of care and placed in the custody of the Department of Social Services be moved from a noncertified placement approved by the Department to a certified foster home. For the following reasons, we conclude that the court was without authority to order the child’s movement to a certified foster home and therefore reverse the court’s order and remand the case to the juvenile court for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The minor child, L.C.B., was placed…