26-04295N

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
TEMPORARY CUSTODY BY
EXTENDED FAMILY
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 26-002870-FD
In RE: THE INTEREST of:
A.L.H.,
minor child.
WILLIAM ROY HASTINGS and
SUSAN HASTINGS,
Petitioners, vs.
OSCAR ORLANDO RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ, and SAMANTHA leagh HASTINGS,
Respondents.
To: Samantha Leagh Hastings, a/k/a
Samantha Leagh Hernandez
Last Known Street Address:
93 Dune Lakes Cir., Unit L106, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459-8395
Last Known Location:
Kelowna, British Columbia, Candada
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Temporary Custody by Extended Family pursuant to Chapter 751, Florida Statutes, has been filed in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, in and for Pinellas County, Florida, concerning the temporary custody of the minor child, A.L.H.
You are required to file your written defenses, if any, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Family Law Division, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756, and serve a copy on Autumn N. Hancock, Esquire, counsel for Petitioners, whose address is 4437 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713, and whose primary e-mail address is [email protected], on or before 28 Days after 1st Publication, October 16, 2026.
If you fail to file and serve written defenses by the date stated above, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition for Temporary Custody by Extended Family.
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 mailing and e-mail addresses. You may use Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915, Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, for this purpose. Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the Clerk’s office.
“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, 400 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., Ste. 300, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 464-4062 (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; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.”
Dated: 9-14-2026
Ken Burke
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Thomas Smith
Deputy Clerk
Sept. 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 2026 26-04295N

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