IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
Juvenile Abuse Neglect Nos.
A.F. 12/23/2020 21-JA-2
Judge Thomas H. Ewing
Adult Respondents:
Kasie Frank
John Frank
Daniel Gordon
Or any man claiming to be the
father of A.F.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, A.F., 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, A.F. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate John Frank, Daniel Gordan, or any man claiming to be the father of A.F., their whereabouts are unknown. Kasie Frank is the biological mother of A.F., who was born on December 23, 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 John Frank, Daniel Gordan, or any man claiming to be the father of A.F., are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that John Frank, Daniel Gordan, or any man claiming to be the father of A.F., obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. John Frank, Daniel Gordan, or any man claiming to be the father of A.F., must appear and defend on or before Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., in the Courtroom of the Honorable Thomas H. Ewing, Fayette County Courthouse Judicial Annex, Fayetteville, West Virginia, at which time an adjudication 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 John Frank, Daniel Gordan, or any man claiming to be the father of A.F., be advised of their right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. John Frank, Daniel Gordan, or any man claiming to be the father of A.F., 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, A.F., shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Jamison Conrad, P.O, Drawer 958, Fayetteville, WV, 25840; 304.574.2800.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fayette County this 4th day of February, 2021.
WILLIAM C. BURDICK
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Deborah B. Hendrick, Clerk
Fayette County Circuit Court
Fayette County, West Virginia
ID: 473089