In Re the Welfare of Warren

“The juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over all juveniles, nor is every child a ward of the court; its jurisdiction being limited to delinquent or depen dent children.” In re a Minor, 39 Wn. (2d) 744, 238 P. (2d) 914. (Italics ours.)

The juvenile court has no jurisdiction over a minor unless it is proved that the minor is either (a) a delinquent, or (b) a dependent child. In re Miller, ante p. 319, 242 P. (2d) 1016. The concept that all children are wards of the state, and that the state and its agencies have an unhampered right to determine “what is best for the child,” is not a…