Child In need of Protection or Services Petition

SUMMONS
Child In need of Protection or Services Petition
State of Minnesota        District Court
Swift County        Eighth Judicial District
        Court File Number: 76-JV-15-551
William Rickey Newman
1220 Birch Avenue
Marshall, MN 56258
Misty M. Newman
804 Evergreen Street, Apt. 1
Olivia, MN  56277
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  In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of:  William Rickey Newman, Father and Misty M. Newman, Mother
  Please take notice that on November 24, 2015, a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights was filed with the above-named court alleging that the child(ren) of the above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s) to be in need of protection or services and requesting that the Court terminate any and all parental rights the parent/s has/have to the above-named child/ren and place the child/ren under the guardianship and legal custody of the Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services.
  YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO APPEAR IN COURT at the following date, time, and place where a hearing regarding the Petition and the best interests of the child(ren) will be held:
January 5, 2016
Admit/Deny Hearing
1:30 PM
District Court Judge David L. Mennis
Swift County District Court
301 14th Street North, Suite 6
Benson MN  56215
320-843-2744
YOU HAVE BEEN SERVED WITH THIS SUMMONS because, pursuant to statute or court rule:
• You are a parent to the child(ren) named in the petition; or
• You are a party to this proceeding pursuant to Juvenile Protection Rule 21.01 or an attorney for a party, or
• You have legal custody of the child who is the subject of the Petition; or
• You are a person whose presence the court believes is important to a determination concerning the best interests of the child(ren) who are the subject of the Petition.
IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING:
• The court may conduct the hearing without you; and
• The court may find that the factual allegations and statutory grounds set forth in the petition have been proved; and
• The court may enter an order granting the relief requested in the petition, which may include:
o removing the child(ren) from the home of the parent or legal custodian and placing the child(ren) in foster care;
o permanently severing the parent’s rights to the child(ren) pursuant to a termination of parental rights petition;
o permanently transferring the child(ren)’s legal and physical custody to a relative; or
o an order for other permanent placement of the child(ren).
YOU HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES,  including the right to be represented by an attorney as authorized under the statutes and court rules.  It is your responsibility to immediately notify the court administrator if your address changes.
Dated:  December 10, 2015        
Debra Mueske
        Court Administrator
12-16-3c
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