Matter of Welfare of CAW

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Both these appeals, brought to this court on the same day and subsequently consolidated for review, are premised on the contention that the St. Louis County juvenile court ordered 21-day out-of-home correctional placements without adequate evidence or findings of fact. The appeals having merit, we reverse the disposition in each proceeding.

FACTS

In separate cases, by orders respectively on December 16 and December 17, 1997, different trial court judges transferred custody of C.AW. and L.R.M.B. for 21-day residential placements at an institution identified as Chisholm…