26-00095H

NOTICE OF ACTION AND NOTICE OF PETITION 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. 2025-DR-011227
DIVISION: I
IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD INFANT CHILD MCSWAIN
TO: STEVEN JOHN MCSWAIN
UNKNOWN ADDRESS
A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights Pending Adoption has been filed with the Clerk of Court and you have an interest in this matter as the possible birth father of the child which is the subject matter of this case, born on December 29, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to said action on Bryan K. McLachlan, Esq., P.O. Box 7427, Seminole, Florida 33775, and to file the original with the Clerk of this Court at 800 E. Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602, on or before 2/10/2026, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
There will be a hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights pending adoption before Judge Jeffrey M. Rich on February 25, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., in Room 403, of the Hillsborough County Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602. The court has reserved 15 minutes for this hearing.
UNDER SECTION 63.089, FLORIDA STATUES, FAILURE 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 HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE AT (813) 276-8100 (V/TDD) 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.
THIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE BUSINESS OBSERVER ONCE A WEEK FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.
JAN 05 2026
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
(SEAL) By: Jessica Saladin
Deputy Clerk
Bryan K. McLachlan, Esq.,
P.O. Box 7427, Seminole, FL 33775
January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2026 26-00095H

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