PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE3S, EX REL: ELANAH JUSTICE, SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER, PETITIONER, VS. DESTINY SPAULDING, STEVEN WASHINGTON, AND UNKNOWN FATHERS, RESPONDENTS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-JA-074
IN THE INTEREST OF: S.M., INFANT UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE is hereby given to Destiny Spaulding, respondent mother of the child, S.W.; to Steven Washington, respondent father of the child, S.W.; and to the unknown father of the child, S.W.; that a hearing is scheduled on the above-styled Petition before the Circuit Court of Wayne County, West Virginia, on the second floor of the Wayne County Courthouse, on the 13th day of November, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the Petitioner can be heard, and you are hereby notified that your parental rights may be terminated, and you may be present to protect your rights and interest if you so desire.
Enter the 7 day of October, 2026.
/s/Regina Thompson/MT
CLERK

Ironton Tribune:
Oct. 10 and 17, 2026
26-JA-074