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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-15718
DIVISION: J
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD:
INFANT S.A.
TO: Juan Luis Medina, or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the male child born on November 13, 2024, to Alycia St. Angelo
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: Unknown except for Florence, Kentucky
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Pending Adoption has been filed by Heart of Adoptions, Inc., 418 West Platt Street, Suite A, Tampa, Florida 33606, regarding a minor male child born to Alycia St. Angelo on November 13, 2024, in Naples, Collier County, Florida. The legal father, Juan Luis Medina is Hispanic, 41 years old, approximately 6'1” tall, weighs approximately 195 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 to Terminate Parental Rights Pending Adoption on November 19, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. eastern time, before Judge Robert A. Bauman, at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Courtroom 402 Tampa, Florida 33602. The Court has set aside 15 minutes for the hearing. The grounds for termination of parental rights are those set forth in §63.089 of the Florida Statutes. The hearing will be held via Zoom the following link and Meeting ID Number: https://zoom.us/j/8207378005, Meeting I.D.: 820-737-8005
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 October 8, 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 August 29, 2024
Hillsborough County Courthouse
800 E. Twiggs St.
Tampa, FL 33602
CINDY STUART
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: Isha Tirado-Baker
Deputy Clerk
Tate Healey Webster,
418 West Platt Street, Suite B,
Tampa, Florida 33606-2244,
(813) 258-3355
Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024 24-02705H