IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF NICHOLAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA In the Matter of:  A.H., Ernest Brooks, father of said infant, and Mackenzie Hardwick, mother of said infant, (The object of this action is to notify the adult respondent parents of an Adjudicatory / Disposition / Termination of Parental Rights Hearing scheduled herein so that said adult respondents may appear to protect their interests.) Case Number: 25-JA-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING(S) TO: Ernest Brooks, Father of A.H., You are hereby notified that abuse and/or neglect and/or abandonment petitions have been filed with the Circuit Court of Nicholas County, West Virginia, and assigned case numbers 25-JA-4, where in the mother of the infant, A.H., is Mackenzie Hardwick, and the father of infant A.H. is Ernest Brooks. A Preliminary Hearing/Adjudicatory Hearing/Termination Hearing will be held in this matter on the 3rd day of December 2025 at 11:15 a.m., in the courtroom of the Nicholas County Courthouse at 700 Main Street, Summersville, West Virginia, 26651. You and each of you are hereby notified that you have the right to have counsel present at all stages of these proceedings and ALL SUCH PROCEEDINGS CAN RESULT IN THE PERMANENT TERMINATION OF CUSTODIAL AND PARENTAL RIGHTS TO SAID INFANT CHILDREN. Accordingly, you and each of you who may have an interest in these proceedings must attend and may make such defense as you shall deem advisable on or before the date and time aforesaid, or termination of your custodial and parental rights may be ordered by the Court. A copy of said petition can be obtained from the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Nicholas County, West Virginia, at the Nicholas County Courthouse, Summersville, West Virginia. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES DIVISION BY: /s/ ANTHONY SALVATORE ASSISTANT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY FOR NICHOLAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA STATE BAR ID NO.: 7915