IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Juvenile Abuse Neglect No.
22-JA-102
Judge Paul M. Blake, Jr.
IN THE INTEREST OF:
C.D. 04/13/2020
Adult Respondents:
Isa McCowan
William Dixon, Jr.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, C.D., from abuse and neglect. The Petitioner, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, is seeking legal and physical custody of said child respondent, C.D. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate Isa McCowan and William Dixon, Jr., or any man claiming to be the biological father of C.D., their whereabouts are unknown. Isa McCowan is the biological mother of C.D., who was born on April 13, 2020.
Counsel for the Petitioner, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, is William C. Burdick, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 108 East Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, West Virginia, 25840.
It appearing that the whereabouts of Isa McCowan and William Dixon, Jr., or any man claiming to be the biological father of C.D., are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that Isa McCowan and William Dixon, Jr., or any man claiming to be the biological father of C.D., obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. Isa McCowan and William Dixon, Jr., or any man claiming to be the biological father of C.D., must appear and defend on or before Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., in the Courtroom of the Honorable Paul M. Blake, Jr., Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, at which time an adjudicatory hearing will be held. Failure to answer and defend could result in a default judgment, and loss of parental rights.
Further, it is hereby Ordered that Isa McCowan and William Dixon, Jr., or any man claiming to be the biological father of C.D., be advised of their right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. Isa McCowan and William Dixon, Jr., or any man claiming to be the biological father of C.D., are further advised that such proceedings may result in the severance of parental rights and the transfer of custody of said child unto the Petitioner.
The child respondent, C.D., shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Vickie Hylton, P.O. Box 928, Beaver, WV, 25813; 304.461.3016.
/s/ WILLIAM C. BURDICK
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney