IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE INTEREST OF
Juvenile Abuse Neglect No.
W.B. 12/18/2020 20-JA-178
Judge Paul M. Blake, Jr.
Adult Respondents:
Elizabeth Burnside
Kenneth Buckner
or any man claiming to be the father of W.B.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, W.B. 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, W.B. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate Elizabeth Burnside, Kenneth Buckner, or any man claiming to be the father of W.B., their whereabouts are unknown. Elizabeth Burnside is the biological mother of W.B., who was bom on December 18, 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 Elizabeth Burnside, Kenneth Buckner or any man claiming to be the father of W.B., are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that Elizabeth Burnside, Kenneth Buckner or any man claiming to be the father of W.B., obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition
filed in this matter. Elizabeth Burnside, Kenneth Buckner or any man claiming to be the father of W.B., must appear and defend on or before Monday, March 8, 2021, 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 he held. Failure to answer and defend could result in a defaultjudgment, and loss of parental rights.
Further, it is hereby Ordered that Elizabeth Burnside, Kenneth Buckner or any man claiming to be the father o f W. B., be advised of their right to have counsel at every stage o f these proceedings. Elizabeth Burnside, Kenneth Buckner or any man claiming to be the father of W.B., is further advised that such proceedings may resu lt in the severance of parental rights and the transfer of custody o f said ch ild ren unto the Petitioner.
The child respondent, W.B. shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Christopher Moorehead, 219 N. Court Street, Fayetteville , WV 25840; 304-574-3291.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fayette County this 3rd day of February, 2021.
WILLIAM C. BURDICK
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
DEBORAH B. HENDRICK, CLERK
Fayette County Circuit Court
Fayette County, West Virginia