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NOTICE OF ACTION FOR JOINT PETITION FOR ADOPTION BY GRANDPARENTS AND
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No: 2025-DR-000429
IN RE: ADOPTION OF:
K.J.C., DOB: 09/25/2012
K.L.C., DOB: 05/26/2015
K.L.C., DOB: 05/26/2015
Adoptee Minor Children.
MELISSA ANTE COXWELL and ANDREW BRYAN COXWELL,
Petitioners/Paternal Grandparents,
and MANDY LEE COXWELL,
Respondent/Mother.
TO: Mandy Lee Coxwell
Last Known Address: 3451 Queens Street Apt. 621, Sarasota, Florida 34231
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Joint Petition for Adoption by Grandparents and Termination of Parental Rights has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Robert D. Stein, Esquire, attorney for the Petitioners, whose address is 1201 6th Ave. West Suite 110, Bradenton, FL 34205 c/o, the Petitioners, Melissa Ante Coxwell and Andrew Bryan Coxwell, on or before (date) 06/27/2025 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court at: Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court, 1115 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
The minor child(ren) are identified as follows:
K.J.C., DOB: 09/25/2012, Place of Birth: Manatee County, Florida
K.L.C., DOB: 05/26/2015, Place of Birth: Sarasota County, Florida
K.L.C., DOB: 05/26/2015, Place of Birth: Sarasota County, Florida
Physical Description of Respondent:
Age: 33 Race: White
Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Hazel
Approximate Height: 5'
Approximate Weight: 125lbs
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office. You may review these documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.
In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Dated: 05/16/2025
Angelina Colonneso
Manatee County Clerk of The Circuit Court
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By (SEAL) C Gaskin
Deputy Clerk
May 23, 30; June 6, 13, 2025 25-00802M