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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.: 23-DR-010703
DIVISION: C
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR
THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF:
A MINOR FEMALE CHILD.
TO: Matthew Paige Caffey, Sr. or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the female child born on July 22, 2012, to Rosaline Rhonda Relissa Lee nee Ransom
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: Unknown except for 323 Parsons Wood Drive, Seffner, Florida 33584
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption of Relative and Termination of Parental Rights has been filed by Jeanne T. Tate, P.A., 418 West Platt Street, Suite B, Tampa, Florida 33606, (813) 258-3355, regarding a minor female child born to Rosaline Rhonda Relissa Lee nee Ransom on July 22, 2012, in Pontiac, Oakland County, Florida. The legal father Matthew Paige Caffey, Sr., is African American, forty-four (44) years old, approximately 6'0” tall, weighs approximately 230 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 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 December 7, 2023, at 3:00pm eastern time, before Judge Wendy DePaul at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Courtroom 403, Tampa, Florida 33602. The Court has set aside fifteen minutes for the hearing, which will be held via Zoom at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/3867785704. The grounds for termination of parental rights are those set forth in Fla. Stat. § 63.089.
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 December 4, 2023, a date which is not less than 28 nor more than 60 days after the date of first publication of this Notice.
UNDER § 63.089, FLA. STAT., 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 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, on November 1, 2023.
CINDY STUART
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: /s/ Isha Tirado-Baker
Deputy Clerk
Nov. 10, 17, 24; Dec. 1, 2023 23-03400H