In Re Jose

BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.

The mother of the minor child, Jose V., appeals from an order following a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 hearing, [1] which terminated her parental rights and placed Jose for adoption. She argues the court erred in failing to consider guardianship rather than adoption. We will affirm the order.

Jose V. was born on October 6, 1992. His mother, Monica F., was 14 years old at the time and was herself a dependent child of the court. Jose was taken into protective custody in August of 1993 when the mother's foster parent reported that the mother had ingested methamphetamine in the presence of her baby and that he had grabbed her hand and licked some of the drug off her finger.

The mother signed an informal supervision agreement and Jose was returned to her care. She agreed to attend school, to participate in a teen support group, a parenting group, and drug counseling and to follow the rules at the foster home. The mother failed to comply with the terms of the informal agreement and ran away from the foster home, taking Jose with her.

In December of 1993 Jose was again taken into protective custody and the department of family and…