State v. D. J.

In this juvenile delinquency case, youth challenges the sufficiency of a juvenile court order that approved youth’s placement in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA). The order followed a hearing at which youth argued that OYA should allow him to live at the home of his maternal grandmother, rather than continue his placement in an OYA facility. On appeal, youth contends that the court’s order fails to satisfy ORS 419C.626(3)(a), which requires that the court “enter findings of fact” that “specifically state *** [w]hy continued out-of-home placement is necessary as opposed to * * *…