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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.: 17-DR-9590
DIVISION: I
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ADOPTION OF:
D.L.W.
A.M.W.
A.J.W.
TO: Michael Thomas Winslow, and any known or unknown legal or biological father of the children born on November 13, 1999, April 2, 2003 and March 22, 2004
to Penny Marie Winslow
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: 8750 W Symmes Road, Lot 137 and/or Lot 125, Gibsonton, Florida 33534
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption of Relative and Termination of Parental Rights has been filed by Jeanne T. Tate, 418 West Platt Street, Suite B, Tampa, Florida 33606, regarding a minor female child born to Penny Marie Winslow on November 13, 1999, in Brandon, Hillsborough County, Florida; a minor female child born to Penny Marie Winslow on April 2, 2003 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida and a minor male child born to Penny Marie Winslow on March 22, 2004 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. The legal father Michael Thomas Winslow is Caucasian, 40 years old, approximately 5' 7” tall, with brown hair and blue 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 for Adoption of Relative and Termination of Parental Rights on August 31, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. eastern time, before Judge Melissa M. Polo, 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 August 28, 2017 a date 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 July 26th, 2017.
PAT FRANK
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: SHERIKA VIRGIL
Deputy Clerk
July 28; August 4, 11, 18, 2017 17-03321H