25-01824M

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2025 DR 1324
SARAH ELIZABETH FRANO,
Petitioner, and
THOMAS WELDON HICKLIN,
Respondent
TO: THOMAS WELDON HICKLIN, Respondent
The respondent’s last known address as of July 18, 2025, is 1609 13th Street West, Palmetto, FL 34221.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Determination of Paternity has been filed against you and that you arc required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on
SARAH ELIZABETH FRANO, Petitioner c/o her Attorney, D. Scott Wesley, Esq At [email protected]
2127 Ringling Blvd, Ste 103, Sarasota, FL 34237-7025
on or before 8/15/2025 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1115 MANATEE AVENUE WEST, 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 action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided:
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 address(es) 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.
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: 7/18/2025
Angelina Colonneso
Manatee County Clerk of
The Circuit Court
By: (SEAL)
Deputy Clerk
Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025 25-01824M

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