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NOTICE OF ACTION AND
HEARING TO TERMINATE
PARENTAL RIGHTS PENDING ADOPTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
FAMILY LAW DIVISION
CASE NO.: 16-DR-7720
DIVISION: I
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED
ADOPTION OF
A MINOR CHILD
INFANT BOY
DOB: May 16, 2016
TO: Camilo Andres Cruz Mercado or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the male child born on May 16, 2016, to Dunia Machado
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: Unknown except for Doral, Florida
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, regarding a minor male child, born to Dunia Machado on May 16, 2016, in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida. The legal father, Camilo Andres Cruz Mercado, is Hispanic, 33 years old, approximately 6'2” tall, thin body structure, with black hair and black 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 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 29, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, before Judge Martha J. Cook, at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Courtroom 408, 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 §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, on or before September 6, 2016, which is within 30 days after the first date of publication of this Notice.
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 the ADA Coordinator, Hillsborough County Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room 604, Tampa, Florida 33602, (813) 272-7040, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Dated at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida on August 1, 2016.
PAT FRANK
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: MIRIAN ROMAN-PEREZ
Deputy Clerk
August 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016 16-04314H