IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO:
1. TODD M. KNIGHT, presumed father, of SARA LYNN ELLISON; DOB: 8/30/03; Cause No. 04-7-01956-1; Dependency Petition filed 12/9/04.
AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
You are hereby notified that a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship has been filed alleging your child to be dependent and praying that an order be issued declaring said child to be dependent and that all parental rights be terminated and said child be declared under the jurisdiction of the court for such disposition as the court deems best.
You have important legal rights and you must take steps to protect your interests. In order to defend your parental rights, you are summoned to appear at a court hearing at 8:30 a.m. on March 24th, 2005, at the Juvenile Court, 5501 - 6th Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98406. If you do not appear at the hearing, the court may enter an order without further notice to you.
You have the right to speak on your own behalf, to introduce evidence, examine witnesses, and receive a decision based solely on the evidence presented. You have a right to have a lawyer represent you at the hearing and help you by looking at the files, talking to involved parties, helping you to understand your rights and the law. If you cannot afford a lawyer, the court will appoint one to represent you. To get a court appointed lawyer, contact: Department of Assigned Counsel, 949 Market Street, Suite 334, Tacoma, Washington 98402 at (253) 798-6062. You may contact the Department of Children and Family Services, 1949 South State Street, Tacoma, Washington 98405 - at 1-800-423-6246 for more information about your child.
DATED this 11th day of February, 2005.
Deputy County Clerk
/s/ by Margaret Barlow
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Pub.: February 23, March 2, 9, 2005