In Re:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WETZEL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
O.R.: Date of Birth February 26, 2018
E.W.: Date of Birth May 3, 2019
Children under eighteen years of age
Abused and Neglected Child Proceedings
Case Numbers 2024-JA-16 and 2024-JA-17
To:
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
UNKNOWN FATHER or any individual otherwise
claiming parental rights to the above referenced child.
The purpose of the above styled civil proceedings is for the West Virginia Department of Human Services to
obtain a judicial decree finding that you have abused, neglected, and/or abandoned the children O.R, born 2/26/2018 and E.W, born on 05/03/2019. Take notice that these proceedings may result in the permanent
termination of your parental rights to the child. It
appearing by an Affidavit filed in this matter that Tiffany Reed is the mother of the children, O.R. and E.W., and that the fathers of the children are unknown, and that there may be other unknown individuals who have or claims to have parental rights to the children.
You are hereby ORDERED to appear in these
proceedings at a hearing scheduled on the May 29, 2025, at 9:15 o’clock a.m., in the courtroom located at the Wetzel County Courthouse, 200 Main Street, New Martinsville, West Virginia, to protect and defend your interests. If you do not appear, an Order may be
entered permanently terminating your parental rights to the children, O.R. and E.W. A copy of the Petition to
Institute Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings and the Notice of Termination of Parental Rights may be
obtained at the Wetzel County Circuit Clerk’s Office at 200 Main Street, New Martinsville, West Virginia. In the event you are unable to afford legal counsel to protect your interests, counsel will be appointed for you upon the completion of an application available in the Clerk’s Office.
Entered by the Clerk of Circuit Court this 11th day of April 2025.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Wetzel County, West Virginia
By:
CIRCUIT COURT
WETZEL COUNTY
WEST VIRGINIA
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