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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-001810
DIVISION: C
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED
ADOPTION OF MINOR
CHILDREN
SMS,
SNS,
SSS,
JSS, and
SAS
TO: Nicole Michelle Reynolds, biological mother of
SMS - DOB 3/2/2008,
SNS - DOB 5/5/2009,
SSS - DOB 7/2/2010,
JSS - DOB 2/17/2012, and
SAS - DOB 1/19/2014
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: Unknown except for Sulphur, Louisiana
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Amended Petition and Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Pending Adoption has been filed by Heart of Adoptions, Inc., 418 W. Platt Street, Suite A, Tampa, Florida 33606, 813-258-6505, regarding SMS, a female child born on March 2, 2008 in Harris County, Texas; SNS, a female child born on May 5, 2009 in Galveston County, Texas; SSS, a male child born on July 2, 2010 in Henry County, Missouri; JSS, a male child born on February 17, 2012 in Henry County, Missouri; and SAS, a female child born on January 19, 2014 in Henry County, Missouri. The biological mother, Nicole Michelle Reynolds is Caucasian, 36 years old, approximately 5'1” tall, weighs approximately 120 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. All other physical characteristics and her 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 Amended Petition and Petition to Terminate Parental Rights Pending Adoption on April 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, before Judge Wendy C. DePaul, at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602. The Court has set aside 15 minutes for the hearing which will be held via zoom. The Zoom information is: Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/3867785704 Zoom Phone: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 386-778 5704. 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, 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 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 January 30, 2024.
CINDY STUART
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: /s/ Regina Carvalho
Deputy Clerk
Feb. 9, 16, 23; Mar. 1, 2024 24-00414H