SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

(60 DAYS)

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE

COUNTY OF LINCOLN

CASE NO. 23-4-00041-22

IN RE: THE INTEREST OF:

EMERSYN AVERY SMITH

DOB:07/04/2014

A person under the age of 18.

Petitioners: Ruth L. Kammenga

and Brian M. Kammenga.

Repondents: Kimberly Gurnee

and Jessie Smith

Petition for Minor Guardianship.

You must respond in writing if

you want the Court to consider

your side. DEADLINE: Your response

must be filed and served

within 60 days of the date this

Summons is published: July 20,

2023. If you do not file and serve

your Response or a Notice of

Appearance by the deadline: No

one has to notify you about other hearings

in this case, and The

court may approve the requests

in the Petition without hearing

your side (called a default judgement).

Follow these steps: (1)

Read the Petition and any other

documents that were filed at

Court with this Summons. Those

documents explain what the

other party is asking for. (2) Fill

out a Response that matches the

Petition. The Petition is an “Objection

to Minor Guardianship.”

You can get the Response form

and other forms you may need

at: The Washington State Courts’

website: http://www.courts.wa.gov/

forms or Washington LawHelp:

http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org

or The Superior Court Clerk’s

office or county law library (for

a fee). (3) Serve (give) a copy

of your Response to the person

who filed this Summons at the

address below, and to any other

parties. You may use certified

mail with return receipt requested.

For more information on how

to serve, read Superior Court

Civil Rule 5. (4) File your original

Response with the court clerk

at this address: Superior Court

Clerk, Lincoln County, 480 Logan

St., Davenport, WA 99122.

(5) A lawyer is not required. It is

a good idea to talk to a lawyer,

but you may file and serve your

Response without one.

Ruth L. Kammenga

Petitioner

23070 Parker Road,

E. Lamona, WA 99144

Published July 20, 27 and August

3, 2023