In re Guardianship of Reena D.

The petitioner, Nilesh D., appeals an order of the Cheshire County Probate Court (Weeks, J.) denying his motion to terminate the guardianship over the person of his minor daughter, Reena, which had previously been awarded to the respondent, the petitioner’s stepmother, Hasu D. We vacate and remand.

I. Background

The following facts are taken from the record. In March 2002, the petitioner and his wife, Meeta D., petitioned the court to grant guardianship over their then twenty-month-old daughter to the petitioner’s father and the respondent. The petitioner and his wife sought the guardianship…