ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PENDLETON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
IN RE: THE ADOPTION
OF M. A. S.
Civil Action No. 24-A-8
NOTICE OF
ADOPTION
PROCEEDING AND HEARING
To TIM ROOT,
Respondent:
It appearing that the whereabouts and addresses of the above-named Respondent is unknown and that the Petitioner has used due-diligence to attempt to locate the Respondent, Respondent is hereby notified that a Petition for the Adoption of M. A. S (DOB: 05/08/2021) has been filed in the Circuit Court of Pendleton County, West Virginia, Civil Action No. 24-A-8. Respondent is hereby notified that this action may affect their parental rights, if any, to M. A. S.
It is hereby ORDERED that the Respondent serve upon Raymond K. LaMora III, Esq., Counsel for the Petitioner, whose address is P.O. Box 229, Elkins, WV 26241, an Answer, including any related counterclaim or defenses they may have within thirty (30) days of the first (1st) publication of this Notice. A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pendleton County, located at PO Box 846, Franklin, WV 26807.
Respondent is further notified that a final hearing will be held on this Petition on the 22nd day of October, 2024, at 11:00 AM in the Circuit Court of Pendleton County, Pendleton County Courthouse, 100 S. Main Street, Franklin, WV 26807, before the Honorable C. Carter Williams, Judge of the Circuit Court of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pendleton County, West Virginia this the 29th day of August, 2024.
Shalee D. Wilburn
Honorable Shalee
Wilburn
CLERK
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