State ex rel. D.M.

|10For the following reasons, I respectfully dissent from the majority’s conclusion in this case. While I agree with the majority that La. Ch.C. art. 877(B) controls on this matter, it is my opinion that the record before us is insufficient to show that the juvenile court made an actual finding that good cause existed for the first two continuances of D.M.’s adjudication on the court’s own motion.

Here, following the answer hearing on March 9, 2012, the juvenile court set an adjudication hearing for May 30, 2012. On its own motion, on April 18, 2012, the juvenile court ordered D.M.’s…