26-02965H

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-010871
DIVISION: J
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF
A MINOR CHILD.
TO: Mildride Francois,
Birth Mother of the female child born on September 3, 2016,
to Mildride Francois
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: Unknown except for Saint Louis Du Nord, Haiti
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 female child born to September 3, 2016, in Saint Louis Du Nord, Haiti. The birth mother, Mildride Francois, is African American, forty-one (41) years old, with brown hair and brown eyes. All other physical characteristics and her residence address are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained.
There will be a hearing on the Petition to Terminate Parental Rights Pending Adoption on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, before Judge Robert A. Bauman at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Courtroom 402, Tampa, Florida 33602. The Court has set aside fifteen (15) minutes for the hearing. The grounds for termination of parental rights are those set forth in §63.089 of the Florida Statutes.
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, Jeanne T. Tate, P.A., 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 Thursday, September 21, 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 August 5, 2026.
VICTOR D. CRIST
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: Jennifer Taylor
Deputy Clerk
Aug. 21, 28; Sep. 4, 11, 2026 26-02965H

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