IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Juvenile Abuse Neglect No.
22-JA-86
Judge Paul M. Blake, Jr.
IN THE INTEREST OF:
A.W. 11/24/2009
Adult Respondents:
Holly Wingate
Brett Duncan
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, A.W., 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, A.W. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate Brett Duncan, his whereabouts are unknown. Holly Wingate is the biological mother of A.W., who was born on November 24, 2009.
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 Brett Duncan are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that Brett Duncan obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. Brett Duncan must appear and defend on or before Monday, January 23, 2023, 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 and an accelerated disposition 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 Brett Duncan be advised of their right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. Brett Duncan 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, A.W., shall be represented by counsel at every stage of these proceedings. The Guardian ad Litem appointed for said child is Vickie Hylton, P.O. Box 928, Beaver, WV, 25813; 304.461.3016.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fayette County this 7th day of December 2022.
/s/ WILLIAM C. BURDICK
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
ID: 663659