In Re the Welfare of J.S.D.

OPINION

LESLIE, Judge.

The Ramsey County Human Services Department appeals from a juvenile court order ruling that the parents of J.S.D. need not pay reimbursement for the costs of J.S.D.’s care while the child is in the Mauer foster home. The county contends that Minn.Stat. § 260.251, subd. 1 (1986) mandates reimbursement in this case. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

J.S.D., 17, was sexually abused by her father from the time she was 8 years old until June 1985 when she was 15 years old. J.S.D. has lived in various shelters, hospitals and foster homes since June 1985. On October 10, 1985 J.S.D. was…