Guardianship of Emma M.

[¶ 1] The mother of Emma M. appeals from a judgment entered in the Penobscot County Probate Court (Woodcock, J.) granting Emma’s paternal grandparents’ petition for guardianship of Emma, pursuant to 18-A M.R.S.A. § 5 — 204(c) (1998). The mother contends, inter alia, that the trial court should be limited to an examination of the child’s living conditions on the petition date or at the hearing date. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the Probate Court.

[¶ 2] Testimony presented to the Probate Court described incidents of the mother’s abuse of Emma, and other evidence presented before the…