IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PETITION OF:
JAMES MICHAEL BATES,
Petitioner,
and
TO ADOPT:
AIDEN NICHOLAS BATES.
Civil Action No.: 24-A-32
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Interested Persons:
Tonya Bates is hereby informed that an action has been filed for an adoption. Hereby ordered is that Tonya Bates serve upon Christopher T. Pritt, Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is Chris Pritt Law, PLLC, 700 Washington Street, East, Suite 204, Charleston, West Virginia 25301, an Answer, including any related counterclaim or defense you may have to the Petition for Adoption filed in this action on or before the 10th day of April, 2025. You may appear and defend against this action by filing the answer within 30 days of this publication. If you fail to do so, you may not appear at future proceedings or receive further notice of the adoption proceedings.
A final hearing has been scheduled in front of the Honorable Thomas K. Fast, Fayette County Family Court Judge, Fayette County Courthouse, 100 Church Street, Fayetteville, WV 25840 on April 14th, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
A copy of said Petition may be obtained from the Fayette County Clerk’s Office, Fayette County Courthouse, 100 Church Street, Fayetteville, WV 25840
Entered by the Clerk of said Court on the 28th day of February, 2025.
Travis W. Prince
Clerk of Court