IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
Juvenile Abuse Neglect Nos.
S.T. 06/07/2008 22-JA-95
Judge Thomas H. Ewing
Adult Respondents:
Tonya Day
Steven Toney
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, S.T., 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.T. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate Tonya Day as her whereabouts are unknown. Tonya Day is the biological mother of S.T., who was born on June 7, 2008.
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 Tonya Day are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that Tonya Day obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. Tonya Day must appear and defend said petition on or before Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., in the Courtroom of the Honorable Thomas H. Ewing, Fayette County Courthouse Judicial Annex, 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 Tonya Day be advised of her right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. Tonya Day 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, T.D, shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Jamison Conrad, P.O. Drawer 958, Fayetteville, WV, 25840; 304.574.2800.
/s/WILLIAM C. BURDICK
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney