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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.: 24-DR-011418
DIVISION: I
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF:
MINOR CHILDREN
TO: Shawn Joseph Hattenburg or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the male child born on December 12, 2014, to Ashley Michelle Craig Current Residence Address: Unknown Last Known Residence Address: 650 West North Street, Apt. 412, Raleigh, NC 27603
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Verified Petition for Stepparent Adoption has been filed by Tate Healey Webster, 418 W. Platt Street, Suite B, Tampa, Florida 33606, regarding a male child born to Ashley Michelle Craig on December 12, 2014, in Ocala, Marion County, Florida. The legal father Shawn Joseph Hattenburg is Caucasian, forty (40) years old, approximately 5'9” tall, brown hair, blue eyes, normal 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 May 14, 2025, at 9:30AM EST, before the Honorable Lindsay 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 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 E. Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602, (813) 276-8100, on or before April 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 APRIL 17, 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 18th day of March 2025.
VICTOR D. CRIST
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: /s/ Catherine Castillo
Deputy Clerk
CATHERINE CASTILLO
CASE NO: 24-DR-011418
Petitioner's attorney,
Tate Healey Webster,
418 W. Platt St., Suite B,
Tampa, FL 33606-2244,
(813) 258-3355
Mar. 28; Apr. 4, 11, 18, 2025 25-00878H