SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PETITION AND HEARING REGARDING TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP OF NATURAL MOTHER
Superior Court of Washington County of Clark
In re the Interest of: JOSHUA LANDON STRAIN, DOB 03/13/2008
A person under the age of 18.
No. 14-5-00021-3
The State of Washington to CHELSEY A. STRAIN, Natural Mother:
You have been designated as the natural mother of the above-named child, JOSHUA LANDON STRAIN, born on the 13th day of March, 2008, in Cincinnati, Ohio. A Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship has been filed in the above-entitled court by Petitioners, Michael L. and Dorothy R. Slaughter, the great-grandparents of said child. The Petitioners are asking the Court for an order permanently terminating the parent-child relationship between you and the child named above, permanently terminating all of your rights to the child, so that the child may be adopted by the Petitioners herein. In order to defend this Petition, you must respond to the Petition by stating your defense in writing and by serving a copy upon the Petitioners at their attorney’s office at the address below within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this summons and notice or an order permanently terminating your parent-child relationship with the child by default will be entered. A default order is one where the Petitioners are entitled to what they ask for because you have not responded. If you serve a notice of appearance on the Petitioners’ attorney at the address below, you are entitled to notice before a default order may be entered. The court hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship shall be held on March 7, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. in the Clark County Family Court, at the following address: 601 W. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, Washington 98660.
YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT ORDER PERMANENTLY TERMINATING ALL OF YOUR RIGHTS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD.
You are further notified that any non-consenting parent has a right to be represented by an attorney, and an attorney will be appointed for an indigent parent who requests an attorney. Your failure to respond to the petition for termination of parent-child relationship which has been filed herein, within thirty (30) days of receipt of this summons is grounds to terminate your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. If the child is an Indian child as defined by the Indian Children Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., your parental rights may not be terminated unless you give valid consent to termination or your parent-child relationship is terminated involuntarily pursuant to chapter 26.33 or 13.34 RCW. One method of filing your response and serving a copy on the petitioners is to send them by certified mail with return receipt requested. DATED this 22nd day of January, 2014. MARIE N. TILDEN, WSBA #16870, Attorney for Petitioners FILE RESPONSE WITH: SERVE COPY OF RESPONSE ON: CLERK OF COURT MARIE N. TILDEN, Clark County Superior Court, Attorney for Petitioner,1200 Franklin 514 West 9th Street, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98660 Vancouver, WA 98666-5000
Marie N Tilden, Attorney at Law PS, 514 West 9th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660 Phone 360-695-0290 Fax 360-695-0422
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