No. 16-5-00257-5 SUMMONS AND NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF PETITION RE

No. 16-5-00257-5 SUMMONS AND NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF PETITION RE TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP Superior Court of Washington County of PIERCE In re the Adoption of: Marque Joshua Roxas Persons under the age of eighteen. To: John Doe You are hereby summoned to appear within thirty days after the date of first publication of this summons, and defend the above-entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the petition of the petitioners Joseph Webb and May Ana Rose Roxa Webb, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for petitioner at the office below stated, if you fail to do so, judgment may be rendered against you according to the request of the petition which has been filed with the Clerk of said court. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there has been filed in this court a petition praying that the parent-child relationship between parents of the above-named child and the above-named child be terminated. The object of the action is to seek an order relinquishing the child to the petitioners for adoption and to terminate the parent-child relationship. BORN CHILD The child was born on August 16, 2010, in Ozamiz City, Philippines. The child's natural mother is May Ana Rose Roxa Webb. YOUR FAILURE TO RESPOND AS PREVIOUSLY STATED MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT ORDER PERMANENTLY TERMINATING ALL OF YOUR RIGHTS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD. You are further notified that any non-consenting parent or alleged father has a right to be represented by an attorney, and an attorney will be appointed for an indigent parent who requests an attorney. You are further notified that your failure to file a claim of paternity within twenty five days of the first publication of this notice or to respond to the petition within twenty five days of the first publication of this notice is grounds to terminate your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. One method of filing your response and serving a copy on the petitioner is to send them by certified mail with return receipt requested. This summons is issued pursuant to Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the State of Washington. Dated: C. David Lutz, 26728 Signature of Lawyer/WSBA No. File original of your response with the clerk of the court at: Clerk of the Court Pierce County Court County-City Building 930 Tacoma Ave. S., Rm 110 Tacoma, WA, 98402 Serve a copy of your response on: Petitioner's Lawyer C. David Lutz Lutz Law Offices, P.S. 5202 Tacoma Mall Blvd. Tacoma, WA 98409 253-471-7774 IDX-697087 May 2, 9, 16