IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RALEIGH COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Civil Action No. 25-A-21
IN RE: THE PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF SAWYER HAYES LESTER, AN INFANT CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The object of the above-referenced civil action is a petition for adoption. A hearing is scheduled for May 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Todd A. Kirby, at the Raleigh County Judicial Center, 222 Main Street, 1st Floor, Beckley, West Virginia to grant the relief sought for in the petition.
To Whom It May Concern:
It appearing that the whereabouts of any known or unknown father, or any named or unnamed father, or anyone claiming paternity of the infant child, Sawyer Hayes Lester, born 08/23/2024, are currently unknown at this time, it is ordered that any known or unknown father, or any named or unnamed father, or anyone claiming paternity of the infant child, Sawyer Hayes Lester, born 08/23/2024, serve upon Petitioner’s attorney:
Amber R. Hinkle, Esq.
Taylor, Hinkle & Taylor, Inc.
115 1/2 S. Kanawha St.
Beckley, West Virginia 25801
an Answer or other defense to the petition filed in this action on or before May 11, 2025. A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at his/her office.
Entered by the Clerk of said Court: April 24, 2025.
Brianne Steele
Clerk of Court