IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Juvenile Abuse Neglect No.
22-JA-115
Judge Thomas H. Ewing
IN THE INTEREST OF:
T.H. 10/15/2022
Adult Respondents:
Brianna Hall
James Thomas Hall
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
The purpose of this action is to protect the child respondent, T.H., 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, T.H. Further, the Petitioner is seeking to locate James Thomas Hall or any man claiming to be the biological father of T.H., their whereabouts are unknown. Brianna Hall is the biological mother of T.H., who was born on October 15, 2022.
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 James Thomas Hall or any man claiming to be the biological father of T.H., are presently unknown at this time, it is Ordered that James Thomas Hall or any man claiming to be the biological father of T.H., obtain from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk at the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville, West Virginia, the Petition filed in this matter. James Thomas Hall or any man claiming to be the biological father of T.H., must appear and defend on or before Monday, May 8, 2023, at 1:15 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 James Thomas Hall or any man claiming to be the biological father of T.H., be advised of their right to have counsel at every stage of these proceedings. James Thomas Hall or any man claiming to be the biological father of T.H., 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, T.H., 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.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fayette County this 12th day of April, 2023.
/s/ WILLIAM C. BURDICK
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
ID: 699642