MATTER OF J. J.

No. 80-272.

431 A.2d 587 (1981)

In the Matter of J. J. Appeal of Audrey ROWE.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Nettler, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington D.C., at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellant.

Gary S. Mininsohn, Rockville, Md., with whom Michael J. Eig, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KELLY and KERN, Associate Judges.


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 court ordered that he be placed in a particular school appropriate to his needs. The trial court being uncertain...

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