Court of Appeals of Minnesota June 11, 2002, C1-01-1902 (In Re the Welfare of J.S.H.-G.)

TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge.

The initial continuance of a juvenile delinquency disposition authorized under Minn.Stat. § 260B.198, subd. 7 (2000), commences at the disposition hearing when both the juvenile has admitted the allegations in the delinquency petition and the court is in a position to evaluate the best interests of the child.