26-02846H

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-016316
DIVISION: F
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND PROPOSED
ADOPTION OF:
A MINOR MALE CHILD
TO: Quintirra Alona Larissa Thomas
Birth mother to the male child born on October 23, 2019 to Quintirra Alona Larissa Thomas
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: 126 Tibet Avenue, Apt. B7, Savannah, GA 31406
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Pending Adoption has been filed by Erica T. Healey, Esquire regarding a minor male child born on October 23, 2019, in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. The birth mother Quintirra Alona Larissa Thomas is African American, thirty-five (35) years old, approximately 5’07” tall, weighs approximately 180 pounds, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She sometimes wears thick-framed, black eyeglasses. All other physical characteristics and her residence address are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained. Additionally, the identity and all physical characteristics and the residence address of the birth mother are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained.
There will be a hearing on the Petition to Terminate Parental Rights Pending Adoption on September 24, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time, before Judge Wesley D. Tibbals at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Courtroom 428, Tampa, Florida 33602. The Court has set aside fifteen minutes for the hearing. The Court’s Zoom link is https://fljud13-org.zoom.us/j/8525287490; Meeting ID: 852-528-7490. The grounds for termination of parental rights are set forth in § 63.089 of the Florida Statutes and a copy of the file can be obtained at the Clerk’s office.
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, Erica T. Healey, Esquire, 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 September 3, 2026 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, FLORIDA STATUTES, 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 7/29/2026.
VICTOR D. CRIST
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: Jennifer Taylor
Deputy Clerk
August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2026 26-02846H

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