IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY
Juvenile Department
In the Matter of
LOGAN FOWLER,
A Child.
Case No. 24JU06212
PUBLISHED SUMMONS
TO: Thomas Fowler
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON:
A petition has been filed asking the court to terminate your parental rights to the above-named child under ORS 419B.500, 419B.502, 419B.504, 419B.506 and/or 419B.508 for the purpose of placing the child for adoption.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PERSONALLY APPEAR before the Columbia County Circuit Court, 230 Strand St, St Helens, OR 97051, on March 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM. for a hearing on the allegations of the petition and to personally appear at any subsequent court-ordered hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY in the courtroom on the date and at the time listed above. AN ATTORNEY MAY NOT ATTEND THE HEARING IN YOUR PLACE. THEREFORE, YOU MUST APPEAR EVEN IF YOUR ATTORNEY ALSO APPEARS.
This summons is published pursuant to the order of the circuit court judge of the above-entitled court, dated February 26, 2025. The order directs that this summons be published once each week for three consecutive weeks, making three publications in all, in a published newspaper of general circulation in Marion County, West Virginia.
Date of first publication:
February 28, 2025
Date of last publication:
March 14, 2025
NOTICE
READ THESE PAPERS
CAREFULLY
IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR PERSONALLY BEFORE THE COURT OR DO NOT APPEAR AT ANY SUBSEQUENT COURT-ORDERED HEARING, the court may proceed in your absence without further notice and TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS to the above-named child either on the date specified in this summons or on a future date and may make such orders and take such action as authorized by law.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
(1) YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER. If you are currently represented by an attorney, CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTICE. Your previous attorney may not be representing you in this matter.
IF YOU WISH TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, please retain one as soon as possible to represent you in this proceeding. If you need help finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY and you meet the state’s financial guidelines, you are entitled to have an attorney appointed for you at state expense. TO REQUEST APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU AT STATE EXPENSE, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CONTACT the Columbia County Circuit Court, 230 Strand St, St. Helens, OR 97051, phone – 503.397.2327 ext. 311, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for further information.
IF YOU ARE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH YOUR ATTORNEY AND TO KEEP YOUR ATTORNEY ADVISED OF YOUR WHEREABOUTS.
(2) If you contest the petition, the court will schedule a hearing on the allegations of the petition and order you to appear personally and may schedule other hearings related to the petition and order you to appear personally. IF YOU ARE ORDERED TO APPEAR, YOU MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY IN THE COURTROOM, UNLESS THE COURT HAS GRANTED YOU AN EXCEPTION IN ADVANCE under ORS 419B.918 to appear by other means including, but not limited to, telephonic or other electronic means. An attorney may not attend the hearing(s) in your place.
PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY
Dana M. Forman
Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
100 SW Market St
Portland, OR 97201
971-673-1880
ISSUED this 26th day of February, 2025.
Issued by:
Dana M. Forman, OSB #972622
Assistant Attorney General
ID: 857043