IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE INTEREST OF
S.M.
09/06/2014
Juvenile Abuse Neglect Nos.
17-JA-61
Judge Paul M. Blake, Jr.
Adult Respondents:
Unknown Father
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, S. M., 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.M. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate the Unknown Father of the child respondent, S.M. Raven Hill is the biological mother of S.M., who was born on September 6, 2014.
Counsel for the Petitioner, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, is Ray W. Toney, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 108 East Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, West Virginia 25840.
It appearing that the whereabouts and identity of the Unknown Father are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that any man believing himself to be the father of this child obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. Any man believing himself to be the father of this child must appear and defend on or before Thursday, September 27, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., in the Courtroom of the Honorable Paul M. Blake, Jr., Fayette County Courthouse Judicial Annex, Fayetteville, West Virginia, at which time a permanency 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 the Unknown Father be advised of his right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Unknown Father is 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.M., shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Vickie Hylton, PO Box 928, Beaver, WV 25813, (304) 461-3016.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fayette County this 22nd day of August, 2018.
RAY W. TONEY
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
CATHY L. JARRETT, CLERK
Fayette County Circuit Court
Fayette County, West Virginia
9-17-MON-2-RH; LG 134647
ID: 134647