Guardianship of Estelle

The biological father of the minor child, Estelle, appeals from a judgment of the Probate and Family Court granting a guardianship of the child to the child’s maternal uncle and aunt, with the father appointed as coguardian. The father asserts that, given the judge’s finding that he is not an unfit parent, he is entitled to outright custody of the child without the limitations inherent in the vesting of guardianship authority in others. In support of the judgment, the uncle and aunt argue that they had parented the child for seven years by the time of trial; she *576is happy, well adjusted and…