discussed Cited as authority (rule) In re Child of Ryan F. Thus, a court‘s termination of a person’s parental rights is subject to a higher burden of proof—clear and convincing evidence—because such a decision “may lead to a complete and final severance of the parent’s relationship with [a] child.” In re Christmas C., 1998 ME 258, ¶ 13 , 721 A.2d 629 . [¶23] Our analysis of the application of a rebuttable presumption during a termination proceeding in In re Evelyn A., 2017 ME 182, ¶¶ 24-32 , 169 A.3d 13 914, was therefore guided by the finality of termination and the fundamental interests at stake in such a proceeding.