In the CIRCUIT COURT Of St. Louis County, Missouri __________________________________________ Plaintiff(s) vs. __________________________________________ Defendant(s) _________________________ Date _________________________ Case Number _________________________ Division For File Stamp Only NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to respondent/defendant: _____________________________________________________ You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri the object and general nature of which: _____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ and which affects the following described property: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption and the name(s) and address(es) of the attorney(s) for petitioner(s)/plaintiff(s) are _________________________________________________________________________________________ . You are further notified that unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45 days after the date of first publication of this notice, which date is _____________________________ or judgment by default will be rendered against you. Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this day ______________________________, 201____. The costs of Publication shall be paid by: __________________________________________ (address) __________________________________________ (phone) _________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY REQUESTING PUBLICATION PREPARED BY: ________________________________ JOAN M. GILMER, Circuit Clerk By__________________________ Deputy Clerk Directions to Clerk The names of all parties must be included in the caption. The date to be inserted from which the 45 days begin to run is the date of the first publication. If the plaintiff/petitioner has no attorney, the order of publication notice must recite the address of the plaintiff/petitioner instead of the name and address of plaintiff's/petitioner's attorney. Only the object and general nature of the civil action is to be stated such as "for dissolution of marriage." When no property is affected by the action the words referring thereto should be eliminated from the notice. The clerk is required, within 10 days after order for service by publication of notice is entered, to mail a copy of the notice and a copy of the petition to the defendant/respondent whose address is given in the verified statement filed by the party desiring service by publication. The clerk is also required to file a certificate that a copy of the notice and a copy of the petition were mailed to each such defendant/respondent and the date of such mailing. An affidavit shall also be filed showing the dates upon which and the newspaper in which the notice was published. A copy of the notice shall be attached to the affidavit which shall be filed. (See Rules 54.12 and 54.20) CCCDT57 Rev. 08/12 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com