View original fileIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS
JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
PLAINTIFF
VS. CASE NO. 04JV-25-184
NAOMI GRACE CUDMORE PARENT
TRIPP WALKER, PARENT, OF:
DEFENDANTS
S.S.W., FEMALE, DOB: 07/15/2024
JUVENILE
RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: Naomi Grace Cudmore:
Take notice that on March 24th, 2025, a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Benton County, Arkansas, to have S.S.W., DOB: July 15, 2024; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile’s continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
A termination of parental rights hearing on this matter is scheduled for August 11th at 11:00 a.m. at the Benton County Courthouse, located at 1301 Melissa Drive, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by: 1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born; 2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or 3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Brenda DeShields
Circuit Clerk
By: Kelly Eichler (SEAL)
Deputy Clerk
Date: June 26, 2026
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