In re E.H.
Eric H. (father), the father of E.H., appeals from the judgment entered after the juvenile court declared his daughter a dependent child of the court based in part on a finding against him under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (g),[1] and established a case plan under which father is to participate in career counseling and a job skills program. We reverse the judgment as to father. No substantial evidence supports the finding against father under section 300, subdivision (g). Assuming that the child properly is a dependent of the juvenile court based on the allegation sustained against her mother and that the juvenile court has authority to order a case plan for a non-offending parent, father's participation in career counseling and a job skills program would not eliminate the conditions that led to jurisdiction over his daughter and thus its inclusion in the case plan constitutes an abuse of discretion.
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