Juvenile Officer of Jackson County v. Division of Family Services

DIXON, Judge.

The Missouri Division of Family Services (DFS) appeals from an order entered by the juvenile division of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, requiring that the juvenile, R.M., remain in DFS custody and that he be placed, at DFS expense, at the Dever-eux Foundation in Victoria, Texas. DFS asserts the trial court erred because (1) the order requires that DFS violate the provisions of Chapter 34 RSMo and constitutes an usurpation, by the judicial branch, of powers delegated to the executive branch, and (2) the order is not supported by substantial evidence. Taken with the case is a…