IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Juvenile Abuse Neglect No.
22-JA-67
Judge Thomas H. Ewing
IN THE INTEREST OF:
E.B. 07/01/2005
Adult Respondents:
Melisha Bell
Dwayne Bell
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, E.B., 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, E.B. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate Dwayne Bell and Melisha Bell, their whereabouts are unknown. Melisha Bell is the biological mother of E.B., who was born on July 1, 2005.
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 Dwayne Bell and Melisha Bell are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that Dwayne Bell and Melisha Bell obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. Dwayne Bell and Melisha Bell must appear and defend on or before Friday, December 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., in the Courtroom of the Honorable Thomas H. Ewing, Fayette County Courthouse Judicial Annex, 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 Dwayne Bell and Melisha Bell be advised of their right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. Dwayne Bell and Melisha Bell 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, E.B., shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Jamison Conrad, P.O. Drawer 958, Fayetteville, WV, 25840; 304.574.2800.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fayette County this 16th day of November 2022.
/s/ WILLIAM C. BURDICK
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
ID: 658758