In Re Elaine E.

Emery E. appeals from a juvenile court order dismissing dependency petitions (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300) [1] which had been filed on behalf of his three natural children (minors) after he had sexually molested his adopted daughter. [2] Appellant argues the trial court erred prior to terminating the proceedings when it refused to allow him to present evidence in support of his request for unsupervised visitation. As this contention lacks merit we will affirm.

Shortly after the petitions were filed in March 1985 the minors were adjudged dependents of the juvenile court. Their mother was given physical custody and appellant was prohibited from contacting the minors except with probation department supervision. Periodic review hearings pursuant to section 364 were held in the dependency actions and the juvenile court orders remained in effect without substantial change from April 1985 through July 1987, when the court permitted appellant to have weekly supervised visits with the minors. This visitation schedule remained in effect until the time the petitions were dismissed in favor of transfer to family court.

At the review hearing held in May 1989, the…