In re Tyrel L.

[¶ 1] The father of Tyrel L. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Bidde-ford, Janette, J,) terminating his parental rights pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4055(l)(A)(l)(a) and (B)(2)(a), (b)(i)-(ii), (iv) (2016). He raises directly on appeal an ineffective assistance of counsel claim and challenges the court’s discretionary determination of the child’s -best interest. Concluding that the father failed to present a prima facie case of attorney ineffectiveness and that .the record evidence supports the court’s findings and best interest determination, we affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND. [¶…