In the Interest of DCP

GUTHRIE, District Judge.

[T1] Appellant, State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services (DFS), appeals an order entered in juvenile court requiring DFS to pay for an out-of-state placement for a juvenile adjudged delinquent under the Juvenile Justice Act. We affirm.

ISSUE

[12] DFS states the issue as:

Did the juvenile court exceed its statutory authority when it ordered the State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services to pay for a private out-of-state placement?

FACTS

[18] DCP is a minor child born April 26, 1988. Appellee, KP, adopted DCP when he was approximately five years old. In September…