In the Interest of K.H. v. State

LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.

K.H. appeals from the juvenile court’s judgment extending his commitment to the custody of the Division of Youth Services (“DYS”) past his seventeenth birthday. He contends that the juvenile court lacked jurisdiction over him to extend his commitment to DYS’s custody and that DYS lacked the statutory authority to petition the court for an extension. For reasons explained herein, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural History

K.H. was born on August 5, 1995. The Family Court of Boone County, Juvenile Division (“juvenile court”) assumed jurisdiction over K.H. in September…