(A) In accordance with Rule 16(A) of the Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure, service by publication shall be made in all cases by posting and mail.

(B) Requests for service by publication shall be made as soon as is reasonably practicable.  An affidavit of the party requesting service or that party’s counsel shall be filed with the court.  The affidavit shall contain:

1. a statement that service cannot be made because the current residence of the party to be                  served is unknown to the affiant AND
2. a statement of all of the efforts made on behalf of the party to ascertain the residence of the party to be served, including a statement of prior unsuccessful attempts, and that the current residence of the party to be served cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence AND
3. the last known address of the party to be served.

Alternatively, the posting may be made on the website designated by the Juvenile Court clerk of courts, if available, in a section designated for such purpose.

Posting

(C)  The Notice to be posted shall contain the name and address of the court, the case number, the case caption name, and the name and last known address, if any, of the person or persons whose residence is unknown.  The Notice also shall contain a summary statement regarding the notice to the party whose residence is unknown and shall notify the party of a time after the publication that is set as the time to appear.  The Notice shall be posted for seven (7) consecutive days.  As outlined in Rule 4.4 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, or Rule 16 of the Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the service notice is to be made by posting in the following locations:

1. Brown County Juvenile Court
   510 East State Street
   Georgetown, Ohio 45121

2. Brown County Department of Job and Family Services
   775 Mt. Orab Pike
   Georgetown, Ohio 45121

3. Mt. Orab Village Office
   100 South Main Street
   Mt. Orab, Ohio 45154

4. Aberdeen Village Office
   1142 U.S. Route 52
   Aberdeen, Ohio 45101

These four locations are those designated pursuant to Rule 4.4(A)(2) of paragraph 2 of the Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 16(A) of the Rules of Juvenile Procedure.