In re M.B.

[¶ 1] The mother of M.B. and G.W. and the father of M.B. appeal from a judgment of the District Court (Lewiston, Beliveau, J.) terminating their parental rights. The mother and father argue that the court violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by (1) issuing an order terminating their parental rights before receiving their post-trial briefs and (2) admitting in evidence statements that'M.B. made to the court without counsel for the parents being present. Additionally, the parents argue that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove by clear and convincing…