25-02395H

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.: 25-DR-004060
DIVISION: I
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF:
A MINOR CHILD
TO: Benjamin Vargas III
or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the male child born on January 3, 2015, to Katrina Sierra deOliveira Martin
Last Known Residence Address:
304 Woodcreek Drive,
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440
Last Known Location: Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Verified Petition for Stepparent Adoption has been filed regarding a male child born on January 3, 2015, in Richmond, Virginia, to Katrina Sierra deOliveira Martin. The legal father, Benjmain Vargas III, is Caucasian/Mexican, 34 years old, 5’ 5” tall, approximately 150 pounds, brown hair and eyes, facial hair (beard) if possible, thin build.
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 Verified Petition for Stepparent Adoption on October 1, 2025, at 9:30AM EST, before Judge Lindsay M. Alvarez (Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Courtroom 408, Tampa, FL 33602). The Court has set aside 15 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 Fla. Stat. § 63.089.
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 W. Platt St., Suite B, Tampa, FL 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 E. Twiggs St., Tampa, FL 33602, (813) 276-8100, on or before September 23, 2025, a date which is not less than 30 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 OCTOBER 1, 2025, 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, Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room 604, Tampa, FL 33602, (813) 272-7040, at least seven days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
DATED in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, this 12 day of AUGUST 2025.
VICTOR D. CRIST
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: Isha Tirado-Baker
Deputy Clerk
Hillsborough County Courthouse
800 E. Twiggs St.
Tampa, FL 33602
Petitioner’s attorney,
Tate Healey Webster,
418 West Platt Street, Suite B,
Tampa, Florida 33606-2244,
(813) 258-3355
Aug. 15, 22, 29; Sep. 5, 2025 25-02395H

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