In Re JH

PREMO, Acting P.J.

After the juvenile court appointed a legal guardian for 12-year-old J.H. and his eight-year-old brother C.H., the court ordered "reasonable" visitation with their mother S.G. (Mother) and terminated the dependency. The visitation order gave the legal guardian discretion to determine the time, place, and manner of the visits. Mother appeals from that order contending that the court impermissibly delegated its authority to the guardian. We shall affirm.

J.H. and CH. were taken into protective custody on October 30, 1998. The two boys were initially returned to their mother, but her compliance with the case plan was inconsistent. The court finally removed the children from Mother's custody when she kicked and beat J.H. and threatened to kill him. Mother moved out of her parents' home, where she had been living with her two boys, and the court placed the boys with their grandparents.

The Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services (the Department) provided reunification services for the next 18 months. Mother's compliance with the case plan continued to be inconsistent and the Department became concerned about reports of violence between…