Citation/Notice Text :

THE STATE OF TEXAS To: DUSTIN STAGGS, Respondent “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do (does) not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served with this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. The petition of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Petitioner, was filed in the County Court at Law 2 of Gregg County, Texas, on the 8th day of January, 2020, against DUSTIN STAGGS, Respondent, numbered 2020-43-CCL2, and entitled ‘In the interest of KYE STAGGS a child.’ The suit requests termination of the parent-child relationship. The date and place of birth of the child who is the subject of the suit: KYE STAGGS, (Born December 13, 2016).” “The Court has authority in this suit to render an order in the child’s interest that will be binding on you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity, and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child’s adoption. The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and make due return as the law directs. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Longview, Texas, this the 16th day of October, 2020. Trey Hattaway, Clerk for County Court at Law 2, Gregg County, Texas Issued by: Elisha Calhoon, Deputy