C.S. v. Commonwealth

JONES, JUDGE:

The Appellant, C.S., a juvenile, appeals an order from the Breathitt Family Court holding her in contempt of court. Having reviewed the record in conjunction with applicable legal authority, we reverse. C.S. was not properly charged with contempt. C.S. was originally charged with the status offense of being a habitual runaway. Having thoroughly reviewed the record, we are unable to locate any valid court order entered as part of the status offense case regulating C.S.'s future conduct. See KRS 1 600.020(69) (defining a valid court order). A court may only hold a child in contempt…