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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LINCOLN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. PLAINTIFF
VS.
CASE NO. 40JV-25-30
MISTY DUNLAP, PARENT, DEFENDANT
N. J. D., MALE, DOB: 3/31/2025, S. W., MALE, DOB: 3/1/2010, P. W., FEMALE, DOB: 12/31/2020. JUVENILES,.RESPONDENTS
NOTICE TO MISTY DUNLAP AND ROBERT SOCIA, JR.
TO: MISTY DUNLAP, ROBERT SOCIA JR., 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 parent and 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 17, 2026 at 10:15 a.m. at the Lincoln County Courthouse, 300 S Drew Street, Star City, AR, 71667. At this hearing, the Department of Human Services will ask that Robert Socia be dismissed as a putative parent, due to having no significant contacts with the juvenile, and that an order be entered ordering that no further notice of any proceedings related to this juvenile be provided to Robert Socia. At this hearing, the Department of Human Services will ask that the parental rights of Misty Dunlap to N.D. be terminated. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
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:
McKendra Adams, A.B.N. 2015222
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
County Legal Operations
602 South 10th Street
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Telephone: 501-744-7459
619308z
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. PLAINTIFF
VS.
CASE NO. 40JV-25-30
MISTY DUNLAP, PARENT, DEFENDANT
N. J. D., MALE, DOB: 3/31/2025, S. W., MALE, DOB: 3/1/2010, P. W., FEMALE, DOB: 12/31/2020. JUVENILES,.RESPONDENTS
NOTICE TO MISTY DUNLAP AND ROBERT SOCIA, JR.
TO: MISTY DUNLAP, ROBERT SOCIA JR., 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 parent and 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 17, 2026 at 10:15 a.m. at the Lincoln County Courthouse, 300 S Drew Street, Star City, AR, 71667. At this hearing, the Department of Human Services will ask that Robert Socia be dismissed as a putative parent, due to having no significant contacts with the juvenile, and that an order be entered ordering that no further notice of any proceedings related to this juvenile be provided to Robert Socia. At this hearing, the Department of Human Services will ask that the parental rights of Misty Dunlap to N.D. be terminated. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
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:
McKendra Adams, A.B.N. 2015222
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
County Legal Operations
602 South 10th Street
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Telephone: 501-744-7459
619308z
Refcode: #619308
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