STATE OF INDIANA )
) SS:
COUNTY OF WELLS )
IN THE WELLS
CIRCUIT COURT
CAUSE NUMBER:
90C01-2403-JC-000015
IN THE MATTER OF:
ML – DOB 8/30/2022
A CHILD ALLEGED TO BE
A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES
AND
CHRISTOPHER BUSHEE (FATHER)
HALEY ANN BUSHEE (MOTHER) AND
ANY UNKNOWN ALLEGED FATHERS
SUMMONS FOR SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE
OF CHILD IN NEED OF
SERVICES HEARING
TO: Any Unknown Alleged Father
Whereabouts unknown
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Any Unknown Alleged Fathers, 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 Wells Circuit Court, 102 Market Street, Bluffton, IN 46714 – 260-824-6485 for a(n) Fact Finding Hearing on 6/6/2024 at 1:30 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 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 may be entered against you, or the court may proceed in your absence, without further notice.
Beth Davis
Clerk
Holly N Smith, 31840-49
Attorney, Indiana Department of Child Services
c/o Wells Co DCS
221 W Market St
Bluffton, IN 46714
Office: 260-824-3530
nb 4/12, 4/19, 4/26
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