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NOTICE OF ACTION FOR:
Joint Petition for Adoption by Stepparent for K.C.H
(dob 11/13/2014).
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CICUIRT, IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Case number: 2024DR008121.
In RE: The Adoption of: K.C.H., dob 11/13/2014; M.R.P, dob 09/26/2012, Adoptee(s).
To: SOMATH HOM,
2229 S 6th Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19148.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for ADOPTION BY STEPPARENT has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on CHRISTINA LUGO, whose address is c/o LAUREL C. FARRELL ESQ., 702 W SPRUCE STREET #1553, TAMPA, FL 33607, on or before 3/26/2026, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 800 E Twiggs St., Tampa, FL 33602 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. {If applicable, insert the legal description of real property, a specific description of personal property, and the name of the county in Florida where the property is located}.
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.
Victor Crist,
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Dated: 2/18/2026.
By: /s/ Jennifer Taylor,
Deputy Clerk
CHRISTINA LUGO,
c/o LAUREL C.FARRELL ESQ.,
702 W SPRUCE STREET #1553,
TAMPA, FL 33607
Feb. 27; Mar. 6, 13, 20, 2026 26-00616H
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