CASE #: 20-7-00019-09

NOTICE AND SUMMONS

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

COUNTY OF DOUGLAS-JUVENILE DIVISION

DEPENDENCY OF: MELANIE SHAE BENSON

DOB: 06/03/2011, A Minor Child

IN-035-28802

STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: JAMES P. BENSON, FATHER. I. NOTICE OF HEARING

1.1 You are given notice that a dependency petition was filed with this Court, in which it is alleged that the above-named child is dependent.

1.2 A hearing will be held on February 24, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. At: Douglas County Courthouse

203 S Rainier Waterville, Washington, 98858

509-745-8529

1.3 The purpose of the hearing is to hear and consider evidence on the petition.

1.4 The petition begins a process, which, if the child is found dependent, may result in permanent termination of the parent-child relationship.

II. SUMMONS TO APPEAR

YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR at the hearing at the time and place indicated above.

III. ADVICE OF RIGHTS

3.1 You have the right to talk to a lawyer and will not have to pay for one if you cannot afford it.

3.2 A lawyer can look at the social and legal files in your case, talk to the caseworker and tell you about the law and help you understand your rights and help you at the trial.

Dated this 23rd day of December, 2020 at the direction of the Honorable BRIAN HUBER, Judge of the Superior Court Douglas County, Washington. IDX-917288

January 11, 19, 25, 2021