In Re Caroline M.

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Shirley M., the grandmother of six-year-old Caroline M., appeals from the order of the Washington County Probate Court (Holmes, J) denying her petition to terminate the parental rights of her daughter, Antoinette M., the child’s mother. 1 Because the evidence did not compel the court to conclude that termination was in the child’s best interests, we affirm the order.

Shirley M. is a resident of Woodland. Before moving to Maine in June 1985, Shirley provided a home for Antoinette and Caroline in Brockton, Massachusetts where she assisted in caring for Caroline from birth. She…