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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR CLARK COUNTY NO. 26-5-00065-06 SUMMONS & NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF PETITION/HEARING RE TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP (Clerks Action) In re the Adoption of: MANDY ELIZABETH HICKS, A Person Under Age of 18. To John Doe, alleged father, AND TO: Any person claiming a paternal interest in the above-named child. You have been named as the father or a possible father of the above-named child. A Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship has been filed in the above-entitled court. The petitioners are asking the court for an order permanently terminating the parent-child relationship between you and the child, permanently terminating all of your rights to the child, and for a Decree of Adoption declaring the prospective adoptive parents to be the legal parents of the child. The child was born on June 18, 2022 at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington. The childs natural mother is BROOKLYNN ELIZABETH HICKS who was known by the name of BROOKLYNN ELIZABETH HICKS at the time the child was conceived. In order to defend against the petition, you must respond to the petition by stating your defense in writing and by serving a copy upon the attorney for the petitioners, Kathleen McCann, at the address below within thirty (30) days after the date of first publication of this summons and notice or an order permanently terminating your parent-child relationship with the child by default will be entered. A default order is one where the petitioners are entitled to what they ask for because you have not responded. If you serve a notice of appearance on the attorney of record at the address below, you are entitled to notice before a default order may be entered. One method of filing your response and serving a copy on the petitioners is to send them by certified mail with return receipt requested. You have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you are indigent and request an attorney, an attorney will be appointed for you. You have the right to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington or to respond to the petition for termination of parent-child relationship which has been filed herein, within thirty days (30) of the first publication of the summons and notice. Your failure to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington or to respond to the petition for termination of parent-child relationship which has been filed herein, within thirty days of the first publication of this summons and notice is grounds to terminate your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. If the child is an Indian Child as defined by the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et sec. and if you acknowledge paternity of the child or if your paternity of the child is established prior to the termination of the parent-child relationship, your parental rights may not be terminated unless you give valid consent to termination or your parent-child relationship is terminated involuntarily pursuant to Chapter 26.33 or 13.34 RCW. Clerks Action Hearing Set: The court hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship shall be on the 24th day of July, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in the Clark County Superior Court, Adoption Department: address: Clark County Family Law Annex, 601 W Evergreen, Vancouver, WA 98660-3031. YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT ORDER PERMANENTLY TERMINATING ALL OF YOUR RIGHTS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD. DATED this 15th day of June, 2026. s/Kathleen McCann KATHLEEN McCANN, WSBA 12196 Attorney for the Petitioners FILE RESPONSE WITH: Clerk of the Court Clark County Courthouse 1200 Franklin Vancouver, WA 98660(360) 397-2292 SERVE COPY OF RESPONSE ON: Kathleen McCann 1014 Franklin Street, Suite 202 Vancouver, WA 98660 (360) 694-9525 No. 1108430 - June 18, 25, July 2