IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Juvenile Abuse Neglect No.
22-JA-114
Judge Paul M. Blake, Jr.
IN THE INTEREST OF:
S.W. 10/03/2020
Adult Respondents:
Amber Fisher
Brandon Wilburn
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, S.W., 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, S.W. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate Amber Fisher and Brandon Wilburn, their whereabouts are unknown. Amber Fisher is the biological mother of S.W., who was born on October 3, 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 Amber Fisher and Brandon Wilburn are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that Amber Fisher and Brandon Wilburn obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. Amber Fisher and Brandon Wilburn must appear and defend on or before Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 11:00 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 Amber Fisher and Brandon Wilburn be advised of their right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. Amber Fisher and Brandon Wilburn 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, S.W., shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Vickie Hylton, P.O. Drawer 928, Beaver, WV, 25840; 304.461.3016.
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: 658760