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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PUTNAM COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA In the matter of: THE PETITION OF PATRICIA DARLENE WATSON and JOHNNY LEE WATSON FOR THE ADOPTION OF HUNTER ALLEN RAY COCHRAN, UNEMANCIPATED MINOR ADOPTION ACTION NO: 21-A- TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: Your petitioners, Patricia Darlene Watson and Johnny Lee Watson, respectfully represent unto this Court as follows: 1. Your petitioners reside 3526 Harvey Creek Hamlin, WV 25523. Your petitioners are citizens of the United States and of the State of West Virginia, and resident of the County of Putnam. 2. Your petitioners, Patricia Darlene Watson DOB: 12-321-1970 and Johnny Lee Watson DOB: 10-19-1965, are more than 15 years older than minor Hunter Allen Ray Cochran, DOB: 7-9-2010. 3. Petitioners are married and are the legal guardians of the minor child as of April 24, 2015 pursuant to action number 15-FIG-18 in the Family Court of Putnam County. 4. Hunter Allen Ray Cochran was born in Cabell County, West Virginia, in Huntington, WV. 5. The minor child resides with Petitioners in Putnam County, WV for more than six (6) months prior to filing this petition and continues to reside with petitioners subsequent to the petition. 6. Petitioners present the facts and circumstances of the minor child as meeting the requirements and standards of W.Va. Code 48-22-306, alleging conduct by the biological father presumptively constituting abandonment of the minor child, wherein, pursuant to subsection (a) “Abandonment of a child over the age of six month shall be presumed when the birth parent: (1) Fails to financially support the child within the means of the birth parent; and (2) fails to visit or otherwise communicate with the child when he or she knows where the child resides, is physically an financially able to do so and is not prevented from doing so by the person or authorized agency having the care or custody of the child: Provided, that such failure to act continues uninterrupted for a period of six months immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition.” 7. Petitioners are more than fifteen years older than the adoptee sought to be adopted. 8. Adoptee is unemancipated, and does not possess any real property or assets in possession of the adoptee relevant to the adoption proceedings. 9. The adoptee is NOT of American Indian descent; 10. Petitioners desire to legally adopt such adoptee, and it is their desire and intention, should the prayer of this petition for adoption be granted, that such adoptee’s legal name, SHALL BE CHANGED to Hunter Allen Ray Watson. 11. Your petitioners believe that the best interests of such adoptee would be promoted by the granting of this petition. WHEREFORE, your petitioners pray that this petition be ordered filed with the Clerk of this Court and that a day be appointed for a hearing upon this petition; that this Court, in the event such is deemed advisable, refer this matter for discreet inquiry as to the desirability of this adoption being approved by this Court; that the name of such adoptees SHALL be changed to Hunter Allen Ray Watson, that this Court enter all necessary orders and decrees to permit, authorize and effect the adoption of such adoptee by your petitioner; that this Court order and decree the adoption of such adoptee by your petitioner and that this Court grant unto your petitioner such other further and general relief as may be deemed necessary. Patricia Darlene Watson Johnny Lee Watson By Counsel /s/ David O. Moye David O. Moye P.O. Box 26 Winfield, WV 25213 Tel. # 586-1251 WV ID# 7900 LC-116267 09-08,15;2021