DICKENSON COUNTY DEPARMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES v DAKONYEMBA TATIANA KOLANI, and UNKNOWN FATHER

May 26, 2026

VIRGINIA:

IN THE DICKENSON COUNTY JUVENILE AND

DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT

THE DICKENSON COUNTY

DEPARMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

DAKONYEMBA TATIANA KOLANI, and

UNKNOWN FATHER

IN RE: A CHILD KNOWN AS MICHAELA KELLY ATOKO,

DATE OF BIRTH: NOVEMBER 09, 2014

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Now comes your Petitioner, The Dickenson County Department of Social Services, and moves this Honorable Court for an Order of Publication in the above referenced matter. This suit is for the termination of parental rights concerning a child known as Michaela Kelly Atoko.

“The “termination of parental rights” is the complete and irreversible legal severing of the parent-child relationship, making the parent "a legal stranger" to the child and relieving them of all responsibilities, including financial support and rights to visitation.”

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the location and whereabouts of the Unknown Father, the father of Michaela Kelly Atoko, are unknown. And it further appearing by affidavit that the last known address of the Unknown Father, was Main Street, Clintwood, Virginia 24228. It is therefore ORDERED that the Unknown Father, the father or anyone else with an interest in the custody of Michaela Kelly Atoko appear on or before the 3rd day of August, 2026 at 11:00 AM in the Clerk's Office of this Court and do what is necessary to protect his/her interests.

And, it is further ORDERED that this order be published one time per week for four successive weeks in The Dickenson Star, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Dickenson, Commonwealth of Virginia; that The Dickenson Star return a certification to counsel for the Petitioners that this ORDER OF PUBLICATION has in fact been run one time per week for four successive weeks, and that a copy of this ORDER be posted at the front door of the Courthouse wherein this Court is held

Ashley Turner

Clerk

I ASK FOR THIS:

D. SUSIE BAKER, ESQ.

COUNSEL FOR THE

PETITIONER

PO Box 429

Wise, VA 24293

Phone: (276) 328-8122

Fâx: (276) 328-8130

Email:

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