In re: The Adoption of:
RJH, A minor
To: Jessica Marie Updegraff
Order of Publication
The object of this suit is to terminate your parental rights and to obtain an adoption. It is hereby ordered that Jessica Marie Updegraff mother of RJH serve upon Kelly Beck, Esq. attorney for Petitioner at 301 W. Burke St. Suite B Martinsburg, WV 25401 an answer or response,
including any related objection you may have to Petitioner’s Petition for adoption. A copy of the
Petition for Adoption may be obtained by contacting Michelle R. Schoppert, the Circuit Clerk of Berkeley County, West Virginia. Further a hearing in the matter has been scheduled for the 11th day of May, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia, 380 West South Street Martinsburg WV 25401 before the Honorable Steven Redding, Circuit Court Judge, and if you fail to appear and defend your rights within the time required, or fail to appear and defend your rights, if any, at the hearing at the above date and time set, your parental rights, if any
may be forever terminated and you may not receive further notice of the adoption proceeding.
Entered this 27th day of march, 2026 by the Clerk of Berkeley County, Wes
Virginia.
Michelle R. Schoppert, Circuit Clerk
