In Re Damonte A.

OPINION Lenora B., mother of the minors, appeals from the judgment entered by the juvenile court at the disposition hearing (Welf. *Page 896 Inst. Code, §§ 360, 361; further undesignated statutory references are to this code). Appellant contends the court's order removing the minors from her custody but allowing them to remain with her in a "temporary placement" is invalid and the removal order is not supported by substantial evidence. We shall reverse the disposition orders and remand with directions to the juvenile court to hold a new disposition hearing. FACTS A dependency petition filed in September 1996 sought to have the minors, ages three and five, declared dependents of the court under section 300, subdivisions (b) and (j). The petition alleged the minors' parents had substance abuse problems but had not rehabilitated themselves and thus were incapable of providing care and supervision for the minors. The petition further alleged the minors' father had sexually abused their half sister and that appellant knew of the abuse but failed to protect the child. The petition also alleged, as to Lorenzo A., that appellant failed to utilize resources to meet his special educational…