People in Interest of MAG

VAN CISE, Judge.

In this delinquency proceeding, the Adams County Department of Social Services (ACDSS) appeals the trial court order changing the custody of the 16-year-old adjudicated delinquent child, M.A.G. (the child), from his father to ACDSS, directing his placement for a limited period in a private hospital facility, and requiring ACDSS to pay the cost of the placement. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On November 14, 1985, the child was adjudicated as a delinquent, based on his having committed third degree assault on his father. At the time of the adjudication, the child had…