In re SILVIA R
Juvenile court did not have jurisdiction to include in disposition order a requirement that child's stepfather and her adult brother, both of whom sexually abused her, participate in sexual abuse counseling for perpetrators; when child is removed from parent's home, Welfare and Institutions Code Sec. 362(c) does not authorize court to order other relatives with whom the child is not placed to participate in counseling or education programs. Sec. 361(c) authorizes court to impose on parent, as a condition of the disposition plan for reunification with the child, a requirement that parent demonstrate to the court's satisfaction that the parent can protect the child. When child has been the victim of sexual abuse by other relatives, court has authority to order that parent must reside separately from the perpetrators or must demonstrate that the perpetrators voluntarily participated in counseling and satisfactorily addressed the issues involved such that the child may safely reside with them.
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