SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILD AND POSSIBLE BIRTH FATHERS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR CLARK COUNTY
IN RE THE INTEREST OF TOMMY JAMES TOMKINS, D/O/B: 03-18-2007, A person under the age of eighteen
NO.: 13-5-00254-4
The State of Washington to: GEORGE BAKER, JOHN DOE I, JOHN DOE II, JOHN DOE III and JOHN DOE IV: You have each been designated as the possible birth father of the above-named child, TOMMY JAMES TOMKINS, born on the 18th day of March, 2007, in Vancouver, Washington. A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHILD AND BIRTH PARENTS has been filed in the above-entitled court by Petitioners, FRED SCOTT WILLSON and CAROL ANN WILLSON, the prospective adoptive parents of said child. On the basis of that Petition, and on the basis of a Consent document executed by the birth mother, the parent-child relationship between the birth mother and the child is expected to be terminated by order of the Clark County Superior Court. The Petition requests the court to permanently terminate the parent-child relationship between each of you, as birth fathers, and 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 Petitions for Termination of Parent-Child Relationships shall be held on August 2, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. in the Clark County Superior Court, Adoption Department, Family Law Annex: 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, possible, or alleged father has a right to be represented by an attorney, and an attorney will be appointed for an indigent parent who requests an attorney. You have a right to file a claim of paternity under chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington. Your failure to file a claim of Paternity under chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington, or 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 Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., and if you acknowledge paternity of the child or if your paternity of the child is established prior to the termination of the parent-child relationship, 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. DATED this 21st day of June, 2013. /s/ Douglas J. Bratt. Douglas J. Bratt, WSBA #04555 Of Attorneys for Petitioners. FILE RESPONSE WITH: CLERK OF COURT Clark County Superior Court 1200 Franklin Street P.O.Box 5000 Vancouver, WA 98660 SERVE COPY OF RESPONSE ON: DOUGLAS J. BRATT, Attorney for Petitioners MORSE BRATT ANDREWS & FOSTER, PLLC 108 E. Mill Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98660
Morse Bratt Andrews & Foster, PLLC 108 East Mill Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98660 (360) 213-2040 Fax (360) 213-2030
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