IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 10th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
60JV-25-427
BRITTANY MERRITT, DOB: 03/04/1997, PARENT, DEFENDANT
J.M., DOB: 03/22/2025, MALE, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
NOTICE TO PUTATIVE PARENTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: JOSHUA MILLIGAN, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
You are hereby notified that a child custody proceeding has been filed and you have been named as the putative parent of a child who is a respondent in this proceeding. A termination of parental rights hearing on this matter is scheduled for September 23, 2026, at 2:15 p.m. at the Juvenile Justice Complex, 10th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Jennifer L. Carson, Bar #2005122
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320.6499
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