25-02031H

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-003638
DIVISION: J
IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF:
A MINOR MALE CHILD.
TO: Matthew Benjamin Fox or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the male child born on May 30, 2017, to Lisa Michelle Bergstrom, Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: Unknown
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption of Relative and Termination of Parental Rights has been filed by Tate Healey Webster, 418 West Platt Street, Suite B, Tampa, Florida 33606, (813) 258-3355, regarding a minor male child born to Lisa Michelle Bergstrom on May 30, 2017, in St; Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida. The legal father, Matthew Benjamin Fox, is Caucasian, forty-three (43) years old, approximately 5’7” tall, weighs approximately 180 pounds, with buzzed-cut black hair and brown eyes, and tattoos on the face and arms. 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 Adoption of Relative and Termination of Parental Rights on September 2, 2025, at 1:30 pm eastern time, before Judge Robert Bauman at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Courtroom 403, 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/8207378005. 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 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 August 11, 2025, 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, FLA. STAT., 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 July 9, 2025.
VICTOR D. CRIST
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: JENNIFER TAYLOR
Deputy Clerk
Petitioner’s attorney,
Tate Healey Webster,
418 West Platt Street, Suite B,
Tampa, Florida 33606-2244,
(813) 258-3355
Jul. 11, 18, 25; Aug. 1, 2025 25-02031H

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