News Archive LEGALS Week of October 10, 2007 SUMMONS, NOTICE OF HEARING, EXPLANATION OF THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY (Intervention) 2007-DR-04-1801 IN THE FAMILY COURT TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF SOUTH  CAROLINA COUNTY OF ANDERSON SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff, vs. Sandy Lawrence and Grady Shad Lawrence, Defendants In the interests of: Brittany Lawrence, DOB: 10/14/96 Austin Lawrence, DOB: 7/24/99 David Lavid, DOB: 9/13/02 Minors under the age of 18. TO DEFENDANTS; GUARDIAN AD LITEM; Attorney for Guardian Ad Litem: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and served with the complaint in this action. You are not required to answer the complaint, but if you do, you should serve a copy of your answer upon plaintiff through its attorney at Anderson County Department of Social Services, Post Office Box 827, Anderson, South Carolina 29622-0827. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED AND SUMMONED TO APPEAR: A MANDATORY STATUS CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED AT THE ANDERSON COUNTY FAMILY COURT ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2007 AT 10:15 A.M. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if you desire an attorney to be appointed to represent you, you should contact our office at 260-4100 and speak with your case manager or 260-4100, ext. 4606. August 6, 2007 Anderson, South Carolina Department of Social Services Dottie C. Ingram P.O. Box 827 Anderson, SC 29622-0827 (864) 260-4100 Ext. 4606 Attorney for Plaintiff Oct. 10, 17, 24, 2007 NOTICE OF HEARING, EXPLANATION OF THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY (EPC REMOVAL) 2007-DR-04-1725 IN THE FAMILY COURT TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF SOUTH  CAROLINA COUNTY OF ANDERSON SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff, vs. Cathy Yeargin and Ricky Gambrell, Sr., Defendants. In the interests of: Ricky Gambrell, Jr. DOB: 12/31/89 A minor under the age of 18. TO: Defendants; Guardian ad Litem; Attorney for Guardian ad Litem: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and served with the complaint in this action. You are not required to answer the complaint, but if you do, you should serve a copy of your answer upon Plaintiff through its attorney at Anderson County Department of Social Services, P.O. Box 827, Anderson, South Carolina 29622-0827, within thirty (30) days from the date of service, and if you fail to answer the complaint, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED AND SUMMONED TO APPEAR as follows: 1. A Probable Cause Hearing will be held at the ANDERSON COUNTY FAMILY COURT on Monday, August 6, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. At this hearing, the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) will present evidence on the issues of probable cause to take custody, the temporary disposition of custody, and temporary child support until the case is heard on the merits. 2. A meeting has been scheduled at Anderson County DSS at 224 McGee Road, Anderson, SC 29622, pursuant to S.C. Code Section 20-7-762(B) on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss any proposed treatment plan in this case. The Plaintiff, Defendants, and Guardian ad Litem are invited to attend. 3. A Merits hearing will be held at the Anderson County Family Court on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if you desire an attorney to be appointed to represent you, you should first contact our office at 260-4100, ext. 4470. August 1,2007 Department of Social Services Dottie C. Ingram P.O. Box 827 Anderson, SC 29622-0827 (864) 260-4100 Ext. 4606 Attorney for Plaintiff Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2007 AMENDED SUMMONS  AND NOTICE 2007-CP-04-2327 STATE OF SOUTH  CAROLINA COUNTY OF ANDERSON IN THE COURT OF  COMMON PLEAS Wachovia Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Velma Ray, Tina Duncan, Renee Simpson, Jessica Hyde, Michelle Owens, Irene Lohr, Tracy Ray, and Clint Ray, as heirs at law of Harvey Leroy Ray Deceased; and any other heirs-at-law or Distributees or Personal Representatives and their spouses, if any they have, and all other persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate commonly known as 131 Harper Street, Williamston, South Carolina; also any unknown adults and those persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Household Finance Corporation II; CitiFinancial, Inc., also known as CitiFinancial Co.; and South Carolina Department of Revenue; Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your  Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1704 Main Street, P.O. Box 58, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.  Your answer must be in writing and signed by you or by your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney. This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. August 17, 2007 NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED Notice is hereby given that the Amended Summons and Amended Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Amended Summons, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Anderson County on August 20, 2007. NOTICE OF  PENDENCY OF ACTION  Notice is hereby given that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendants above named to foreclose a certain mortgage given by Harvey Leroy Ray to Southeastern Mortgage Co. of SC, Inc., dated January 15, 1998, recorded February 4, 1998 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Anderson County in Record Book 2852 at page 251, and subsequently assigned to the Plaintiff. The following is a description of the premises subject of said mortgage: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land containing 2.78 acres, more or less, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Williamston Township, in School District Number (1), in the County of Anderson, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 63 on a plat prepared by Anderson Surveying Associations, Inc. dated January 30, 31, 1978, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Anderson County in Plat Book 85 at page 289, and having the metes and bounds, courses and distances as upon said plat appear.  TMS# 222-00-08-007. The improvements include a 1978 Champion mobile home, 14X66, Serial Number 80781725. Said property is the same property conveyed to Harvey Leroy Ray by Deed of Joseph M. Elgin and June R. Elgin dated February 21, 1997, recorded October 7, 1997, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Anderson County in Record Book 2752 at page 297.  Harvey Leroy Ray died intestate on May 27, 2006, leaving surviving him as his sole heirs at law his wife Velma Ray, his daughters Tina Duncan, Renee Simpson, Michelle Owens, Irene Lohr, and his sons Tracy Ray and Clint Ray. Property Address: 131 Harper Street Williamston, South Carolina 29697 McDONALD, McKENZIE, RUBIN, MILLER AND LYBRAND, L.L.P. Post Office Box 58 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 252-0500 Kevin T. Brown Attorney for the Plaintiff ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading and filing of the Motion of the Plaintiff for the appointment of George O. Hallman, Jr., as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, George O. Hallman, Jr., of Columbia, South Carolina, be and is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property described in the Amended Lis Pendens; that the Guardian ad Litem is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless the said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for the said Defendants; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said defendants by publication thereof in The Journal, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Anderson, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Amended Summons in the above entitled action. The Honorable  Cathy M. Phillips Clerk of Court  for Anderson County October 3, 10, 17, 2007 SUMMONS AND NOTICES AND NOTICE OF HEARING 2007-DR-04-1490 IN THE FAMILY COURT TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF SOUTH  CAROLINA COUNTY OF ANDERSON SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff, vs. Tonya Keith, Eric Elrod, Shawn Martin, John Doe and Richard Roe, Defendants, In the interests of: Austin Elrod, DOB: 1/1/98; Madison Keith, DOB: 11/16/02 Minors under the age of 18. TO DEFENDANTS; GUARDIAN AD LITEM; Attorney for Guardian Ad Litem: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor children in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Anderson County, on the 13th day of Sept., 2007, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at Post Office box 827, Anderson, South Carolina 29622, within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer said Complaint within the time stated, Plaintiff will apply for Judgment by Default against said Defendant(s)s for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The PRE TRIAL HEARING has been scheduled in the above-captioned matter for the 11th day of October, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., in Anderson County. The TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING has been scheduled in the above-captioned matter for the 8th Day of November, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in Anderson County. You are further notified that you are entitled to legal counsel in this matter and, if you are unable to afford legal representation, an attorney will be appointed to represent you. If you desire an attorney to be appointed to represent you, you should contact our office at 260-4100 and speak with your case manager or 260-4100, ext 4218. September 12, 2007 Anderson, South Carolina Department of Social Services Dottie C. Ingram P.O. Box 827 Anderson, SC 29622-0827 (864) 260-4100 Ext. 4606 Attorney for Plaintiff Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2007