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NOTICE OF ACTION AND
HEARING TO TERMINATE
PARENTAL RIGHTS PENDING ADOPTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
FAMILY LAW DIVISION
CASE NO.: 14-DR-18962
DIVISION: C
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF
A MINOR FEMALE CHILD.
TO: Javier Acis or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the female child born on December 23, 2014, to Maria Cruz
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: Unknown except for Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Pending Adoption has been filed by Heart of Adoptions, Inc., 418 West Platt Street, Suite A, Tampa, Florida 33606, (813) 258-6505, regarding a minor female child born to Maria Cruz (dob: 09/04/85) on December 23, 2014, in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. The legal/biological father, Javier Acis, is Mexican, thirty-six (36) years old (dob: 03/04/79), approximately 5,1” tall, weighs approximately 132 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. It was reported that he died on April 17, 2014 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico; therefore, 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 any known or unknown legal or biological father are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained.
There will be a hearing on the Petition to Terminate Parental Rights Pending Adoption on September 28, 2015, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 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 five minutes for the hearing. The grounds for termination of parental rights are those set forth in §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 §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 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida (813) 276-8100 extension 4205, within two working days prior to the date the service is needed; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Dated at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida on JUL 24, 2015.
PAT FRANK
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: TANYA HENDERSON
Deputy Clerk
Jul. 31; Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2015 15-04922H