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NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
UNIFIED FAMILY COURT
CASE NUMBER: 24-DR-010504
IN RE: THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED
ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD
PEIGHTYN JO NICKELL
DOB: 10/28/2012
TO/PARA/A: STEVIE M. FINLEY (DOB: November 5, 1991
943 Maple Avenue
Dayton, KY 41074
Physical Description: White Female, weight: 150lb; height: 5' 10”; Red Hair; Blue Eyes;
You are hereby notified that a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights pending adoption has been filed in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida for the child currently known as PEIGHTYN JO. NICKELL, born October 28, 2012, in Edgewood, Kenton County, Kentucky. This Petition requests the Court to waive your consent to adoption under a claim of abandonment. You are hereby notified that you must file a written response to the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, located at Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida, 800 E. Twiggs St. Tampa, FL 33602. Your written response, including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the Court to hear your side of the case on or before November 27, 2024.
If you do not file your written response on time, you may lose the case, and any parental rights you may have regarding the minor child may be terminated thereafter without further warning from the Court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service or a legal aid office (listed in the phone book), or you may be entitled to have the Court appoint legal counsel to represent you in this action. If you choose to file a written response yourself, at the same time you file your written response to the Court, you must also mail or take a copy of your written response to the party serving this summons at: Jared M. Loper P.A., Attn: Jared M. Loper, Esquire, 1515 4th St. N., St. Petersburg, Florida 33704.
WARNING: UNDER SECTION 63.089, FLORIDA STATUTES, FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE AND THE PETITION WITH THE COURT AND TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING CONSTITUTES GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE COURT SHALL END ANY PARENTAL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE OR ASSERT REGARDING THE MINOR CHILD.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA
TO EACH SHERIFF OF THE STATE: You are commanded to serve this summons and a copy of the petition/complaint in this lawsuit on the above-named person.
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: OCT 22 2024
CINDY STUART
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: /s/ Jessica Saladin
Deputy Clerk
Jared M. Loper, P.A.
1515 4th Street N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024 24-03277H