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NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-JA-225 JUDGE Gregory L. Howard, JR. WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, ex rel., Summer Wright, Social Service Worker, Petitioner, v. JODI BROWN, DANIEL SOWARDS, JAMES BROWN, and SAVANNAH SOWARDS, Respondents. IN THE INTEREST OF THE MINOR CHILDREN: Savannah Sowards, DOB: 10/19/2005, 19-JA-225 ORDER OF PUBLICATION Please take notice that this matter will come on for preliminary hearing, adjudication or any other appropriate relief before the Honorable Gregory L. Howard, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Cabell County, West Virginia, on the 19th day of March, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at which time and place you may be present to protect your interests, if you so desire. You are further advised that the minor children and respondents in this proceeding shall have the right to counsel at this hearing and every stage of proceeding; if you cannot pay for the services of counsel, the Court shall appoint counsel for you; and said proceeding can result in permanent termination of parental rights. You are further advised that if an answer or appearance is not made by you at said hearing, thereafter, judgment upon proper hearing and trial may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the petition, i.e. permanent termination of parental, custodial, or guardianship rights. An original and copies of the petition has been filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Cabell County, West Virginia, at the Cabell County Courthouse, and a copy of said petition is available for each respondent at the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office upon request. You may also contact the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to obtain the name of the attorney appointed to represent you. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA By Counsel, Kent L. Bryson, WVSB #7274 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Cabell County, West Virginia LH-88009 2-8,15;2020