24-00400H

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-005164
DIVISION: I
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED
ADOPTION OF:
A MINOR FEMALE CHILD.
TO: Kenneth Michael Green or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the female child born on January 24, 2018
to Bridgette Jean Ortiz
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: 7121 N. 50th Street, Tampa, Florida 33617
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights has been filed by Heart of Adoptions, Inc., 418 W. Platt Street, Suite A, Tampa, Florida 33606, regarding a minor female child born to Bridgette Jean Ortiz on January 24, 2018, in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. A man who may have an interest in the child is Kenneth Michael Green, and he is African American, fifty-six (56) years old, approximately 5'6” tall, weighs approximately 190 pounds, with a white/gray goatee beard, 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 Termination of Parental Rights on April 8, 2024, at 1:30 pm eastern time, before Judge Thomas Palermo at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Courtroom 408, 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/3704372256. The grounds for termination of parental rights are those set forth in § 63.089, Fla. Stat.
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, Tate Healey Webster, 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 March 11, 2024, 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, FLORIDA STATUTES, FAILURE TO FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE WITH THE COURT AND TO APPEAR AT THE APRIL 8, 2024, 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 this 5TH day of February 2024.
CINDY STUART
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: /s/ Isha Tirado-Baker
Deputy Clerk
Feb. 9, 16, 23; Mar. 1, 2024 24-00400H

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