PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS, KNOX COUNTY
OHIO
Probate Division
JAY W NIXON, JUDGE
In the Matter of the Adoption of: Marianna Grace Davis
(Full name after adoption)
Case No. 20224032
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
PETITION OF ADOPTION
To: Schlanda Pearce, last known address, 726 E Campbell St, Loudonville, Ohio
You are hereby notified that on 12/2/2022 a petition for the adoption of Omarianna Grace Pearce, a minor, born 1/31/2019 at Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio was filed in the Probate Court of Knox County, Ohio located at 111 E. High St., Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050. This court will hear the petition on June 26, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
NOTICE:
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, 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 PETITION WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS AFTER THE LAST PUBLICATION 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.
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 740-393-6734 Monday - Friday between 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 his number.
Attorney for Plaintiff
Alysse L. Giles
109 E High St
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
