In re Forest G.

[¶ 1] The father of Forest G. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Farmington, Oram, J.) terminating his parental rights to his child. See 22 M.R.S. § 4055(1)(B)(2), (1-A)(A) (2016). The father argues, for the first time on appeal, that the court violated his right to due process by applying a rebuttable presumption of parental unfitness and improperly placing the burden of proof on him. See id. § 4055(1-A)(A). We affirm the judgment.

[¶ 2] In its termination order, the court explicitly stated that it found two grounds of parental unfitness based on clear and convincing evidence —…