Published in The Muskogee Phoenix August 16 & 23, 2016
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SEWARD COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE INTEREST OF:
Name Molli Mae Bledsoe Year of Birth 2011, female
Case No. 15-JC-56
NOTICE OF HEARING
-Publication Pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2237
TO: Shelley Daynel Bledsoe - natural mother
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in this court alleging that the child named above is a Child in Need of Care. The Court may find that the parent is unfit by reason or conduct or condition which renders the parent unable to care properly for a child, the conduct or condition is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, the parental rights of the parent should be terminated, and a permanent custodian should be appointed for the child.
A hearing on the petition is scheduled for the 8th day of September, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. At the hearing the Court may issue orders relating to the care, custody and control of the child. The hearing will determine if the parent should be deprived of her parental rights and the right to custody of the child.
The parent, and any other person having legal custody are required to appear before this Court on the date and time shown, or to file your written response to the petition with the Clerk of the District Court prior to that time. Failure to respond or to appear before the Court at the time shown will not prevent the Court from entering judgment as requested in the petition, finding that the child
is a Child in Need of Care, removing the child from the custody of parent, parents or any other present legal custodian until further order of the Court, or finding the parents unfit, and entering an order permanently terminating the parent’s parental rights.
An attorney has been appointed as guardian ad litem for the child: Christine Larson, 419 N. Kansas, Liberal, KS 67901,
620-624-2548. You have the right to appear before the Court and be heard personally, either with or without an attorney. The Court will appoint an attorney for any parent who desires an attorney but is financially unable to hire one. The Court may order one or both parents to pay child support. An attorney has been appointed for you: Barbara Nash, 400 N. Washington, Liberal, KS 67901,
620-624- 8494.
Date and time of hear-ing: September 8, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.
Place of hearing: Seward County Courthouse, 415 N. Washington, Liberal, KS 67901
Krista Leyva Clerk of the District Court