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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE OF ACTION AND
HEARING TO TERMINATE
PARENTAL RIGHTS and
finalize ADOPTION
in the circuit court of the thirteenth judicial circuit In and for hillsborough county, FLORIDA
family law division
case no.: 2011-DR-18081
DIVISION: C
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ADOPTION OF:
A MINOR CHILD.
TO: Terry Tyrone Collins or any known or unknown biological father of the female child born on December 1, 1996 to Erin Michele Warren
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence: 532 10th Street West, Palmetto, FL 34221
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Stepparent Adoption and Termination of Parental Rights has been filed by Jeanne T. Tate, P.A., 418 W. Platt Street, Suite B, Tampa, FL 33606, regarding a minor female child born to Erin Michele Warren on December 1, 1996, in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida. The legal/biological father, Terry Tyrone Collins, is African American, 37 years old, approximately 6'01” tall, weighs approximately 183 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. All other physical characteristics and his residence address are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained. Additionally, the identity and all physical characteristics and the residence address of the unknown legal or biological father are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained.
There will be a hearing on the Petition for Stepparent Adoption and Termination or Parental Rights on January 13, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., before Judge Catherine M. Catlin at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Courtroom 412, Tampa, Florida 33602. The Court has set aside 15 minutes for the hearing. The grounds for termination of parental rights are those set forth in Section 63.089 of the Florida Statutes.
You may object by appearing at the hearing and filing a written objection with the Court. If you desire counsel and believe you may be entitled to representation by a court-appointed attorney, you must contact the Office of the Clerk of Court and request that an “Affidavit of Indigent Status” be mailed to you for completion and return to the Office of the Clerk of Court.
If you elect to file written defenses to said Petition, you are required to serve a copy on Petitioner's attorney, Jeanne T. Tate, P.A., 418 West Platt Street, Suite B, Tampa, Florida 33606-2244, (813) 258-3355, and file the original response or pleading in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida, 800 East Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602, (813) 276-8100.
UNDER SECTION 63.089, FLORIDA STATUTES, FAILURE TO FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE WITH THE COURT AND TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING CONSTITUTES GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE COURT SHALL END ANY PARENTAL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE MINOR CHILD.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Clerk's ADA Coordinator, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, Florida, (813) 276-8100 extension 4205, within 2 working days prior to the date the service is needed; if your are hearing or voice impaired call 711.
Dated at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida on December 1, 2011.
PAT FRANK
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: Kay Clum
Deputy Clerk
December 9, 16, 23, 30 11-2713M