Berkeley

Public Notice

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

ABUSE & NEGLECT

CASE NO. 26-JA-30

IN THE INTEREST OF:

BABY GIRL JANE DOE, Infant,

UNKNOWN, Mother,

UNKNOWN, Father,

Respondents.

TO: ANYONE CLAIMING TO BE THE MOTHER OR FATHER OF A BABY GIRL BORN AT BERKELEY MEDICAL CENTER ON MARCH 6, 2026.

Notice is hereby given to the above named parties pursuant to West Virginia Code §49-1-101 and §49-4-601(e)(4) that a Petition in the above captioned matter has been previously filed in the Circuit Court of Berkeley County. Notice is further given that an adjudication hearing in this case is scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. before The Honorable Judge Debra McLaughlin, located in the Berkeley County Judicial Center Annex, 420 South Raleigh Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia, to determine the issues alleged in the petition and the possible termination of parental rights in and to said child.

A copy of the Petition can be obtained from the CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BERKELEY COUNTY, 380 West South Street, Suite 2200, Martinsburg, West Virginia.

The parents of this child have the right to counsel at every stage in these proceedings, and if not already appointed an attorney, one may be appointed for them upon application to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Failure to respond to this notice could result in possible termination of parental rights to this child.

David C. Fuellhart III, Esq.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

380 West South Street, Suite 1100

Martinsburg, WV 25401

West Virginia Bar No. 12880

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