NOTICE
TO: PATRICIA BENNETT, MOTHER OF A MALE CHILD BORN UNTO PATRICIA BENNETT ON JUNE 23, 2025 (JUVENILE CASE NO. 25-JA-141-WS)
MICHAEL BECKLEHIMER, PUTATIVE FATHER OF A MALE CHILD BORN UNTO PATRICIA BENNETT ON JUNE 23, 2025 (JUVENILE CASE NO. 25-JA-141-WS)
UNKNOWN/UNNAMED FATHER OF A MALE CHILD BORN UNTO PATRICIA BENNETT ON JUNE 23, 2025 (JUVENILE CASE NO. 25-JA-141-WS).
Pursuant to Chapter 49, Article 4, Section 601 of the Code of West Virginia, notice is hereby given to you that a petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Mercer County, West Virginia, alleging that your child is a neglected and/or abused child, which proceedings can result in the permanent termination of parental rights.
The matter has been scheduled for a hearing on the 11th day of December, 2025, at 10:30 a.m.., before the Honorable Judge William J. Sadler, Judge of the Circuit Court, at the Mercer County Courthouse, Princeton, West Virginia.
Public Defender Corporation, 13th Judicial Circuit, 1460 East Main Street, Suite 3, Princeton, WV 24740, (304-487-2543, is appointed as counsel of record for Respondent Patricia Bennett.
Thomas M. Janutolo, Jr., PO Box 1006, Princeton, WV 24740, (304)-952-1550, is appointed as counsel of record for Respondent Michael Becklehimer.
You are hereby notified that you may be present at such hearing and defend your rights.
DATED: November 12, 2025
Julie A. Ball
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Mercer County, West Virginia
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