26-02375W

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.: 2025-DR-010321
DIVISION: F
IN THE MATTER OF THE
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF:
D.P.
MINOR CHILD
TO: Derrik Lee Williams
or any known or unknown legal or biological father of the male child born to Ashly De Jesus Caraballo on January 7, 2016.
Current Residence Address: Unknown
Last Known Residence Address: 13135 Baltimore Woods Ln, Orlando, Florida 32824
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Verified Petition for Stepparent Adoption has been filed by Tate Healey Webster, 418 W. Platt Street, Suite B, Tampa, Florida 33606, regarding a male child born to Ashly De Jesus Caraballo on January 7, 2016, in Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida. The legal father Derrik Lee Williams is African American; thirty (30) years old; black hair; brown eyes; light brown complexion; and lean body structure. All other physical characteristics and his residence address are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained. Additionally, the identity and all physical characteristics and the residence address of any known or unknown legal or biological father are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained.
There will be a hearing on the Verified Petition for Stepparent Adoption on September 24, 2026, at 1:30 PM EST, before the Honorable Mark Kiser, (Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Courtroom 408, Tampa, FL 33602). The Court has set aside 15 minutes for the hearing, which will be via Zoom at the following link: https:// fljud13-org.zoom.us/j/8525287490. The grounds for termination of parental rights are those set forth in Fla. Stat. § 63.089.
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, Tate Healey Webster, 418 W. 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 E. Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602, (813) 276-8100, on or before AUG 20, 2026, a date which is not less than 30 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 THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2026, 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 particiapte in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room 604, Tampa, FL 33602, (813) 272-7040, at least seven days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
DATED in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, this 15th day of July 2026.
VICTOR D. CRIST
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Martha Concilio
Deputy Clerk
July 23, 30; August 6, 13, 2026 26-02375W

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