OF FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Juvenile Abuse Neglect Nos.
26-JA-44
26-JA-45
26-JA-46
Judge Thomas K. Fast
IN THE INTEREST OF:
J.B. 06/03/2013
B.B. 02/01/2015
K.B. 09/06/2023
Adult Respondents:
Shandale Bennett
David Bennett
Ricky Brown or unknown father of B.B.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, J.B., B.B., AND K.B., from abuse and neglect. The Petitioner, the West Virginia Department of Human Services, is seeking legal and physical custody of said child respondents, J.B., B.B., and K.B., Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate Shandale Bennett and Ricky Brown or any man claiming to be the father of child respondent B.B., their whereabouts are unknown. Shandale Bennett is the biological mother of J.B. Who was born on Jne 3, 2013; B.B., who was born on February 1, 2015; and K.B., who was born on September 6, 2023.
Counsel for the Petitioner, the West Virginia Department of Human Services, is William C. Burdick, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 108 East Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, West Virginia, 25840.
It appearing that the whereabouts of Shandale Bennett and Ricky Brown or any man claiming to the father of child respondent B.B., are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that Shandale Bennett and Ricky Brown or any man claiming to be the father of child respondent B.B., obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. Shandale Bennett and Ricky Brown or any man claiming to be the father of child respondent B.B., must appear and defend on or before Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., in the Courtroom of the Honorable Thomas K. Fast, Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, at which time a preliminary 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 Shandale Bennett and Ricky Brown or any man claiming to be the father of child respondent B.B., be advised of their right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. Shandale Bennett and Ricky Brown or any man claiming to be the father of child respondent B.B., 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, J.B., B.B., and K.B., shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Elizabeth Campbell, 103 Fayette Avenue, Fayetteville, WV, 25840; 304.574.0222.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fayette County this 10th day of June 2026.
/s/WILLIAM C. BURDICK
William C. Burdick
(WV Bar #12965)
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney