State v. BRANDON B.

Justice DAVIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

DAVIS, Justice.

In these consolidated eases, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (hereinafter “WVDHHR”) appeals from the dispositions in two separate juvenile delinquency proceedings where the respective circuit courts 1 temporarily placed the juveniles in out-of-state facilities. The WVDHHR argues that the circuit courts failed to comply with W. Va.Code § 49-5D-3 (2004) (Repl.Vol.2004), which mandates the institution of a multidisciplinary treatment planning process. Based on the parties’ arguments, 2 the record…