IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
HANCOCK COUNTY
WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE MATTER OF INFANT GUARDIANSHIP OF M. Y. JR., a minor child under the age of 18
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CIG-3
VERIFIED PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF INFANT GUARDIANSHIP. Pursuant to Rule 4(e) of The West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, this notice is to Bobbi Jean Buckley, the current legal guardian of M. Y. Jr., a minor child, that on the 7th day of January, 2026, Michael Young, Sr., filed a Petition for Termination of Infant Guardianship. The object of this Petition is to revoke the previous Order appointing Bobbi Jean Buckley as legal guardian and curator of the minor child subject to this action. On Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 11:30 a. m. a hearing will be held on this Petition before the Honorable David J. Sims, Circuit Judge of Hancock County, Said hearing will be held by Microsoft TEAMS. The credentials to log in and participate in the hearing can be obtained by contacting the Hancock County Circuit Clerk’s Office as the same is lodged in the Court file. Failure to respond to this notice and/or failure to appear at the hearing and defend his/her rights, if any, may result in the termination of any right to assert a claim or contest this Petition, which could include a termination of custodial rights to the minor child. If you or any other interested party to M. Y. Jr., fails to respond to this notice, then said person may not appear in or receive further notice of the proceedings, including further notification of the termination of the guardianship and subsequent dismissal of the action. A copy of said Petition may be obtained at the Hancock County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, and an Answer may be filed with the same office, P.O. Box 428, 102 N. Court Street, New Cumberland, WV 26047 and with counsel for Michael Young, Sr., April Manypenny Raines, Esq., 300 Carolina Avenue, Chester, WV 26034. After due consideration of this matter, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED, that this notice be duly published as a Class II advertisement (publish once per week for two (2) consecutive weeks) in a local newspaper of general circulation in the County in which the proceedings are being held and in accordance with the law. ENTERED THIS 18 day of March, 2026.
Sheena Connors,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Hancock County, West Virginia.
WDT Mar 24, 31, 2026