Error and/or relief
Where the minor was not removed from the home, it was error for the court to set a maximum period of confinement.
Holding:
The juvenile court is required to specify the maximum term of confinement only when the court orders a minor removed from the physical custody of their parent or guardian. When the dispositional order includes a maximum confinement term for a minor who is not removed from parental custody, the remedy is to strike the term.
Authority:
WIC 726
In re Joseph G. (1995) 32 Cal.App.4th 1735, 1744
In re A.C. (2014) 224 Cal.App.4th 590, 591–592