Ads for City of North Adams Juvenile Court in North Adams, MA

CARE AND PROTECTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION DOCKET NUMBER: 19CP0127NA Trial Court of Massachusetts Juvenile Court Department COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Berkshire County Juvenile Court 21 Holden Street North Adams MA 01247 TO: Jeffrey Michael Patten father of Justin Thomas Patten (DOB: 04/28/03) and Juliana Lynn Patten (DOB: 07/07/04) born to Jennifer Marie Bernier in North Adams, MA: A petition has been presented to this court by DCF, seeking as to the following children, Juliana L. Patten, Justin T. Patten, that said children be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families. The court may dispense the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship or any other disposition of the children named herein, if it finds that the children are in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the children would be served by said disposition. You are hereby ORDERED to appear in this court, at the court address set forth above, on the following date and time 01/26/2021 09:00 AM Other Hearing You may bring an attorney with you. If you have a right to an attorney and if the court determines that you are indigent, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. If you fail to appear, the court may proceed on that date and any date thereafter with a trial on the merits of the petition and an adjudication of this matter. For further information, call the Office of the Clerk- Magistrate at 413-664-8700. WITNESS: Hon. Joan M. McMenemy FIRST JUSTICE William J. Larkin CLERK-MAGISTRATE DATE ISSUED: 12/16/2020 AD#s 53676, 53677 12/24/2020, 12/29/2020 01/05/2021