PUBLIC NOTICE
PROBATE COURT OF KNOX COUNTY, OHIOJAY W. NIXON ,JUDGE
ADOPTION OF
MIA BRIELLE AMMONS
(Name after adoption)
CASE NO. 20214040_
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ADOPTION
Notice must be served not less than 20 days before the date of the hearing
[R.C. 3107.11)
To: CIERRA CALDERJEAD, 1525 EMPIRE RD, WICKLIFFE, OH 44092
(Give Names and Addresses)
You are hereby notified that on the 27th day of DECEMBER, 2021, JORDAN MICHAEL AMMONS & KERI LYNN AMMONS, filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of MIA CALDERHEAD, a minor, whose date of birth is 04/11/2019, and for change of the name of the minor
to MIA BRIELLA AMMONS. This Court, located at
111 EAST HIGH STREET MOUNT VERNON, OH 43050 will hear the petition on the 9th day of MAY at 11:00 o'clock A.M.
It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of CIERRA CALDERHEAD
is not required due to the following:
- That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner.
- That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide for the maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner.
- State other grounds under R.C. 3107.07 (includes putative father of the minor born prior to January 1, 1997).
NOTICE: You may be entitled to a lawyer in Adoption proceedings in Probate Court. If you cannot afford a lawyer and meet certain requirements, the Court will appoint or designate a County Public Defender or Joint Public Defender to provide legal representation. Avery Dyer, Administrator/Investigator, Knox County Public Defender's Office, who may be reached at telephone number (740) 393-6734 Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., is the employee designated by the Court to arrange for the prompt appointment of counsel for indigent persons. If you wish to be represented by a lawyer in this proceeding, but believe you cannot afford one, you should contact this number.
"A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, WILL RELIEVE YOU OF ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINOR, AND, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO A SPOUSE OF THE ADOPTION PETITIONER AND RELATIVES OF THAT SPOUSE, TERMINATE ALL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINOR AND YOU AND THE MINOR'S OTHER RELATIVES, SO THAT THE MINOR THEREAFTER IS A STRANGER TO YOU AND THE MINOR'S FORMER RELATIVES FOR ALL PURPOSES. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE ADOPTION, YOU MUST FILE AN OBJECTION TO THE PETITION WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING IS GIVEN TO YOU. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE ADOPTION, YOU MUST ALSO APPEAR AT THE HEARING. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION MAY BE ENTERED IF YOU FAIL TO FILE AN OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION PETITION OR APPEAR AT THE HEARING.”
JAY W. NIXON
Probate Judge
