NOTICE OF HEARING DUSTIN WHITTINGTON You have been named as the father of N. Whittington and C. Whittington born to April Mitchell. A case has been filed in the Circuit Court of Kanawha, West Virginia, and this petition requests the Court to grant permanent custody of this child to the West Virginia Department of Human Services. This case is set for a hearing on May 15th, 2026 at 9:00 o'clock a.m. This hearing may result in the termination of all of your rights as the parent of above listed children. This hearing will be held before the Honorable Jennifer F. Bailey, Circuit Judge, at the Kanawha County Judicial Annex, 111 Court Street, 4th Floor, Courtroom A, Charleston, West Virginia. If you want to keep your rights as a parent of the children listed above you should attend this hearing. An attorney has been appointed by the Court to represent you if you attend the hearing. IF YOU DO NOT SHOW UP FOR THE HEARING, you may lose all rights to see, visit or claim kinship to this child. April 2, 2026 April Conner Assistant Prosecuting Attorney LC-442412 04-07,14;2026