Legal Opinion
In re J. J.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1981No. 80-272PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This appeal raises the issue of whether the Family Division of the Superior Court has the authority to order a District of Columbia agency to pay for a specific treatment program for a delinquent juvenile, while the court retains custody of the juvenile on probation. J. J. is a delinquent child in need of special education. The trial eourt ordered that he be placed in a particular school appropriate to his needs. The trial court being uncertain of the impact of our decision in In re J.M.W., D.C.App., 411 A.2d 345 (1980),1 refused to commit J. J. to the custody of the…
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