IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS Child In Need Of Care Proceedings Under Chapter 38 of K.S.A. In the Interest of Case No.JO-2025-JC-000238 ALICIA ROSA MARIE MORAN Date of Birth 09/01/10 Case No.JO-2025-JC-000239 HENRY MORAN, IV Date of Birth 10/28/11 Division 10 NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Samantha Grant, mother of the minor children and all other persons who are or may be concerned: The mother of the minor children is Samantha Grant. The father of the minor children is Henry Moran, III. A Petition has been filed in the aforementioned Court by Jaclynn J.B. Moore, Assistant District Attorney for Johnson County Kansas, alleging that pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2202, Alicia Rosa Marie Moran and Henry Moran to be determined Children in Need of Care in that the subject children are without proper parental care; control, subsistence; education, as required by law; or other care or control necessary for the children's physical, mental or emotional health; and the lack of such control is not due solely to the lack of financial means of the children's parents; and by reason of the inability and/or unwillingness of the parents to provide the children with proper and necessary support and care. The children are presently in the care, custody and control of the Secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families. The petition further requests that by reason of the foregoing, the Court issues Orders of protective, temporary and permanent custody. The evidentiary hearing on the petition will be to determine if the said minor children are Children in Need of Care and if so, to ascertain whether the care, custody and control of the said minor children shall continue to be with the Secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families. Each of you is required to appear before the Court at 11:30 A.M. on the 3rd day of September, 2026, in the Juvenile Section of the District Court of Johnson County, Kansas, City of Olathe, Division 10 or prior to that time file your written response to the pleading with the Clerk of the Court. If the child is determined to be a Child in Need of Care and the Court finds the parents to be unfit, the Court may issue an Order permanently terminating the parents parental rights. Alexandra Nguyen, an attorney, has been appointed to represent the child as Guardian ad Litem. Tobi Bitner, an attorney, has been appointed to represent the natural mother of the minor child. Each parent or legal custodian of the 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 or legal custodian who is financially unable to hire one. Clerk of the District Court IPL0368267 Aug 25,Sep 1 2026