PUBLIC NOTICE
PROBATE COURT OF KNOX COUNTY, OHIO
JAY W. NIXON, JUDGE
ADOPTION OF: Rylee Faith Miron
CASE NO. 20224030
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ADOPTION
Notice must be served not less than 20 days before the date of hearing
[R.C. 3107.11]
TO: Benjamin Allen James, 404 Anderson Drive, Hurst, Texas 76053
You are hereby notified that on the 28th day of November, 2022, Michael James Miron, filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of Rylee Faith Coons, a minor, whose date of birth is February 2, 2006, and for change of the name of the minor to Rylee Faith Miron. This Court, located at 111 East High Street, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050 will hear the petition on the 20th day of March, 2023, at 1:30 P.M.
It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of Benjamin Allen James 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 of the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner.
"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."
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 that you cannot afford one, you should contact this number.
