IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
S.L. 01/06/2008
Juvenile Abuse Neglect No.
19-JA-60
Judge Paul M. Blake, Jr.
Adult Respondents:
Kishia Pike, biological mother
Ethan Lester, biological father
Donna Smith, maternal
grandmother and
legal guardian
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, S.L., 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.L. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate Ethan Lester the biological father of the child respondent, S.L. Kishia Pike is the biological mother of S.L., who was born on January 6, 2008.
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 of Ethan Lester are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that Ethan Lester obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. Ethan Lester must appear and defend on or before Friday, May 31, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., in the Courtroom of the Honorable Paul M. Blake, Jr., Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, at which time an adjudicatory 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 Ethan Lester be advised of her right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. Ethan Lester 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.L., shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Anthony Ciliberti, Jr., P.O. Box 621, Fayetteville, WV, 304.574.9111.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fayette County this 23rd day of April 2019.
RAY W. TONEY
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
CATHY L. JARRETT, CLERK
Fayette County Circuit Court
Fayette County, West Virginia
5-20-MON-2-RH; LG 241584
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