26-04100N

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
ADOPTION OF ADULT
BY STEPPARENT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No: 26-003114-FD
In RE: THE Adoption of:
Evan Jackson Verberg,
adult adoptee.
To: Derek Edward-Nikia McCracken
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS:
19358 Fallglo Drive, Orlando, Florida 34744
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Joint Petition for Adoption of Adult by Stepparent has been filed in the Circuit Court of Pinellas County, Florida, regarding the adult adoptee Evan Jackson Oriot, who seeks to be known after the adoption as Evan Jackson Verberg.
Because the Adoptee is an adult, your formal consent to this adoption is not required by Florida law. However, you are receiving this notice pursuant to the requirements of section 63.062(8)(b), Florida Statutes.
You are required to serve a copy of your written objections, if any, to the Joint Petition on the Petitioners’ counsel, Autumn N. Hancock, Esq., whose address is 4437 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713, and whose primary e-mail address is [email protected], on or before October 2, 2026, and file the original with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Family Law Division, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, FL 33756 either before service on Petitioners’ counsel or immediately thereafter.
NOTICE OF HEARING: YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that a Final Hearing on the Joint Petition for Adoption of Adult by Stepparent will be held before Circuit Judge Brian Gnage on October 15, 2026, at 11:30 AM, or as soon thereafter as the parties can be heard, at the Pinellas County Judicial Building, 545 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg, Florida 33701. You may object to the petition by filing a written objection with the Court prior to the hearing or by appearing at the designated date and time.
After legally sufficient notice, the Court may conduct the final hearing and enter a Final Judgment of Adoption whether or not you appear or respond.
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.
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation to participate in this proceeding, or if you are hearing impaired, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, 400 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Suite 500, Clearwater, Florida 33756, 727-464-4880, TDD 727-464-4062 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: Sept 2, 2026
Ken Burke, CPA
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Thomas Smith
(Deputy Clerk)
Sept. 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 2026 26-04100N

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