In Re Kantola

Respondent parents appeal as of right from the September 30, 1983, order of the Marquette Probate Court terminating their parental rights in their two daughters, Kristina and Crystal, pursuant to MCL 712A.19a, subds (e) and (f); MSA 27. 3178(598.19a), subds (e) and (f).

Respondents first argue that the admission of hearsay evidence during the hearing to terminate parental rights and the trial court’s reliance on that hearsay in ordering termination resulted in a denial of their due process rights. A hearing to terminate parental rights is within the dispositional phase of the proceedings, In…