SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PETITION AND HEARING REGARDING TERMINATION
OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIRTH FATHER AND CHILD
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR CLARK COUNTY
IN RE THE INTEREST OF BROOKE KAYLEEN MICKEL, d/o/b 04-12-2010,
A person under the age of eighteen
NO.: 14-5-00043-4
The State of Washington to: BRIAN MICKEL:
You have been designated as the birth father of the above-named child, BROOKE KAYLEEN MICKEL, born on the 12th day of April, 2010, in Vancouver, Washington. A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIRTH MOTHER AND CHILD AND BETWEEN BIRTH FATHER AND CHILD has been filed in the above-entitled court by Petitioner, FRANCES LYNN KNIGHT, the prospective adoptive mother of said child. On the basis of that Petition, and on the basis a Consent document executed by the birth mother, the parent-child relationship between the birth mother and the child has been, or shortly will be, terminated by order of the Clark County Superior Court. The Petition requests the court to permanently terminate the parent-child relationship between you, as birth father and the child, so that the child may be adopted by the Petitioner 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 Petitioner at her 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 Petitioner is entitled to what she asks for because you have not responded. If you serve a Notice of Appearance on the Petitioner’s 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 Between the Birth Mother and Child and Between the Birth Father and Child shall be held on Friday, March 28, 2014, 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 14th day of February, 2014. Douglas J. Bratt, WSBA #04555 Of Attorneys for Petitioner FILE RESPONSE WITH: SERVE COPY OF RESPONSE ON: CLERK OF COURT DOUGLAS J. BRATT Clark County Superior Court Attorney for Petitioner 1200 Franklin Street MORSE BRATT ANDREWS & FOSTER, PLLC, P.O.Box 5000108 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98660 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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