MATTER IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BUTLER COUNTY Duralia/starnes MATTER IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF Gabriel Samuel Duralia , DOB: 10/10/2010, CASE NO. 24 JC 070 GAVIN STARNES, DOB: 2/07/2012, CASE NO. 24 JC 071 RICKY LEE HUNTER DURALIA JR., DOB:10/19/2009, CASE NO. 24 JC 072 Children under age eighteen NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF KANSAS TO: Tina Lenore Starnes ; DOB: 08/21/1987 – MOTHER OF THE ABOVE REFERENCED CHILDREN and any and all other persons who are or may be concerned: A petition has been filed in this court alleging that the respondent(s) is/are children in need of care as defined in the Kansas Code for Children K.S.A. 38-2202(d), as amended. Also, a Motion to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2266 et seq. and amendments thereto. You are required to appear before this Court at 10:00 a.m. on December 4, 2025 , at the Butler County Judicial Center, 201 W. Pine, El Dorado, KS 67042, or prior to that time to file your written response to the pleading with the clerk of this Court. If, after a child has been adjudged to be a child in need of care, the court finds a parent or parents to be unfit, the court may make an order terminating the parent's or parents' parental rights. Stephany L. Hughes, an attorney, has been appointed as guardian ad litem for the child or children. Each parent or other legal custodian of the child or children has the right to appear and be heard personally either with or without an attorney. The court will appoint an attorney for a parent who is financially unable to hire one. Published Sep 16 and 23, 2025 IPL0272039 Sep 16,23 2025