129354 SBP/ Gufrey IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK In re the Adoption of: DAMON JESSE DANIEL GUFREY-MARKIN A person under the age of eighteen No. 24-5-00018-06 SUMMONS AND NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF PETITION/HEARING RE TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP TO: JESSE STEVEN RICHARD MARKIN, nonconsenting father YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear within 30 days after the date of first publication of this summons, to-wit, within 30 days after the 20th of March, 2024, and defend the above-entitled action in the Clark County Superior Court, and serve a copy of your answer upon the attorney for petitioner(s) at the address below stated; if you fail to do so, judgment may be rendered against you according to the request of the Petition for Adoption and the Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship which has been filed with the Clerk of the said court. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a petition has been filed with the Clerk of the above court requesting that the parent-child relationship between you and the above-named child be terminated. The object of the action is to seek an order terminating the parent-child relationship between you and the child and a Decree of Adoption declaring the petitioner(s) to be the legal parent of the child. Child. The child was born on May 14, 2013, in the City of PORTLAND, County of MULTNOMAH, State of OREGON. The name of the child's mother was GRACE ELIZABETH GUFREY at the time the child was born. You have been named as the father of the child. The court hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship shall be on the 3rd day of May, 2024, at 1:30 pm in Department 4 of the Family Law Annex, 601 W Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98660 or via telephone, so long as you provide your phone number to the assigned Judge's assistant prior to the hearing. You may also attend by Zoom. The link to find this information follows: https://clark.wa.gov/superior-court/zoom-information. YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT ORDER PERMANENTLY TERMINATING ALL OF YOUR RIGHTS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD. You may respond to this summons and notice by filing a written response with the Clerk of the Court and serving a copy of your response on the attorney for Petitioner(s) whose name and address appear at the end of this summons and notice. If you do not serve your written response within 30 days after the date of first publication of this summons and notice, the court may enter an Order of Default against you permanently terminating all of your rights to the above-named child. The court may, without further notice to you, enter an order terminating your parent-child relationship and approving or providing for the adoption of the above-named child. You are further notified that you have the right to be represented by an attorney, and if you are indigent and request an attorney, an attorney will be appointed for you. You are further notified that your failure to respond to this termination action within 30 days of the first date of publication of this summons and notice will result in the termination of your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. You are further notified you have a right to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington. You are further notified that your failure to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington or to respond tot he petition for termination of parent-child relationship which has been filed herein, within 30 days of the first publication of this summons and notice is grounds to terminate your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF THE CHILD IS EITHER: A. A MEMBER OF AN INDIAN TRIBE OR B. ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN AN INDIAN TRIBE AND THE BIOLOGICAL CHILD OF A MEMBER OF AN INDIAN TRIBE AND IF YOU ACKNOWLEDGE PATERNITY OF THE CHILD OR IF YOUR PATERNITY OF THE CHILD IS ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS MAY NOT BE TERMINATED, UNLESS: a. YOU GIVE VALID CONSENT TO TERMINATION OR b. YOUR PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP IS TERMINATED INVOLUNTARILY PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 26.33 OR CHAPTER 13.34 OF THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON. NOTE: "INDIAN TRIBE" IS DEFINED IN 25 U.S.C. 1903. IT REFERS TO AMERICAN INDIANS OR ALASKA NATIVES. One method of filing your response and serving a copy on the petitioner(s) is to send them by certified mail with return receipt requested. FILE RESPONSE WITH: Clark County Clerk's Office P.O. Box 5000 Vancouver, WA 98666-5000 SERVE A COPY OF YOUR RESPONSE ON: Chelsie Elliott Navigate Law Group 1310 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660 Person filing this Summons or his/her lawyer fills out below: /s/ Chelsie M. Elliott 3/12/2024 Chelsie M. Elliott, WSBA No. 49865 I agree to accept legal papers for this case at \ Lawyer's address: 1310 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660 Email celliott@navigatelawgroup.com This Summons is issued according to Rule 4.1 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the State of Washington. Published in The Reflector: March 20 & 27, 2024 April 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2024
