Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD IN
NEED OF SERVICES HEARING
STATE OF INDIANA
SS:
COUNTY OF KOSCIUSKO
IN THE KOSCIUSKO SUPERIOR COURT 1
CAUSE NUMBER: 43D01-2307-JC-000209
IN THE MATTER OF: AJV – DOB 7/14/2006
A CHILD ALLEGED TO BE A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES
AND
ROBERT LEE PICKENS (FATHER)
JANETT VINING (BIOLOGICAL MOTHER)
TO: Robert Lee Pickens
Whereabouts Unknown
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the child to be in Need of Services, in accordance with I.C. 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Judge of the Kosciusko Superior Court 1, 121 N. Lake St., Warsaw, IN 46580 - 574-372-2480 for a Continued Initial/Fact-Finding Hearing on 12/14/2023 at 1:00 PM.
At said hearing, the Court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether the above named minor child is a child in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly.
Your failure to appear after lawful notice will be deemed as your default and waiver to be present at said hearing.
UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will be held in which the Court will consider (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and 3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian or custodian of the child including child support.
YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition, judgment by default, and a dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice.
Dated this 25th day of September, 2023.
Ann Torpy
Kosciusko County Clerk
Sergio A. Lopez, 27932-71
Attorney
Indiana Department of Child Services
1659 Mishawaka St. Elkhart, IN 46514
Fax: (317) 232-1299
Office: (574) 266-2401
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