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NOTICE OF ACTION
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR
MANATEE COUNTY
CASE NO. 2022-DP-355Div.J
IN THE INTEREST OF:
G.M. DOB: 9/22/2016,
MINOR CHILD
TO: Raphael Ford, address unknown.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: G.M. born on 09/22/2016 You are hereby commanded to appear on January 13, 2025, at 2:00 PM before the Honorable Gilbert A. Smith, Jr. at the Manatee County Judicial Center, Courtroom 3A, 1051 Manatee Ave West Bradenton, Florida 34206, for an ADVISORY HEARING.
FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE.
In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
WITNESS, my hand as Clerk of said Court and the Seal thereof, this 10 day of DECEMBER, 2024.
Angelina Colonneso
Manatee County
Clerk of The Circuit Court
By: (SEAL) C. Hoatland
Deputy Clerk
Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2024; Jan. 3, 2025 24-01875M