Adoption of Michaela C.

[¶ 1] This case presents another chapter in the life of Michaela C., who is about to turn eight years old. Two years ago we affirmed the termination of her mother’s parental rights, In re Michaela C., 2002 ME 159, 809 A.2d 1245, but her father’s parental rights have not been terminated. Michaela has been living with her paternal grandmother, Rachel, since December 1998, shortly after the Department of Health and Human Services removed her from her mother’s home. Michaela’s maternal grandmother, Linda, has filed a petition in the York County Probate Court to adopt Michaela, and Rachel has…