SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF WHITMAN

No. 22-7-00030-38 Welfare of ANDREA BAIRD (DOB: 06/11/20

No. 22-7-00031-38 Welfare of BRODY BRIDGE (DOB: 01/27/17)

No. 22-7-00032-38 Welfare of BAILEY BRIDGE (DOB: 07/22/13)

NOTICE AND SUMMONS/ORDER TERMINATION AND ADVICE OF RIGHTS

State of Washington to: Cody Bridge and to Anyone Claiming a Paternal Interest

I-NOTICE OF HEARING, 1.1 You are notified that a petition was filed with the court, seeking termination of parental rights. A termination, if granted, will result in permanent loss of your parental rights. 1.2 A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights will be held on August 4, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at Whitman County Superior Court, N 400 Main, Colfax, WA. 1.3 The purpose of the hearing is to hear and consider evidence on the petition. If you do not appear, the court may enter an order in your absence permanently terminating your parental rights.

II-SUMMONS/ORDER TO APPEAR, You are summoned and required to appear at the hearing on the date, time and place indicated above. You may also appear via telephone or via a Zoom link. If you choose to appear by phone or Zoom this must be done between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the date noted above. Please contact the Clerk’s office for instructions at (509) 397-6240 or clerk@whitmancounty.net at least one day in advance of the hearing.

NOTICE -VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER OR SUMMONS MAY SUBJECT YOU TO A PROCEEDING FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT PURSUANT TO RCW 13.34.070. III-ADVICE OF RIGHTS, 3.1 You have important legal rights, and you must take steps to protect your interest. 3.2 You have the right to a fact-finding hearing before a judge. At the hearing, you have the right to speak on your own behalf, to introduce evidence, to examine witnesses, and to receive a decision based solely on the evidence presented to the judge. You should attend this hearing. 3.3 You have the right to be represented by a lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer you have the right to request a public defender. If you qualify, a lawyer will be appointed by the court to represent you. 3.4 Your lawyer can look at the social and legal files in your case, talk to the supervising agency or other agencies, tell you about the law, help you understand your rights and help you at hearings. 3.5 If you wish to have a lawyer appointed, contact LORENA LYNCH, P.O. Box 679, Colfax, WA 99111, phone: 509-397-6244. You may call Mark Hauck, DCYF Social Worker, for more information about your child. The agency’s name and telephone numbers are 418 S Main ST., STE 2, Colfax WA 99111, Phone: 509-397-5040.

Dated: 06/03/2022 By Direction of the Honorable Gary Libey, Judge, Jill E. Whelchel, Clerk, Brittany Litchfield, Deputy Clerk

Published: June 30 & July 7 & 14, 2022