In the Interest of A.E.O.

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal arises from child in need of assistance (CINA) proceedings in which the court ordered an adolescent’s continued placement in a substance abuse treatment facility. On appeal from that order, the juvenile appellant poses the following question: Should the remedy for failure to conduct the initial review hearing within six months from the date of the dispositional hearing in a CINA proceeding be dismissal of the proceedings? Because we do not believe the legislature intended the harsh consequences suggested by appellant’s query, we affirm the district court.

The facts…