Notice Of Hearing On Petition For Adoption (Franklin) {18.2}

ePC-A-18.2 (Rev. 11-2010) PROBATE COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO ROBERT G. MONTGOMERY, JUDGE IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF Name after adoption CASE NO. 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: (Give Names and Addresses) You are hereby notified that on the Court a Petition for Adoption of birth is day of , , , filed in this , a minor, whose date of , and for change of the name of the minor to . This Court, located at 373 South High Street, 22nd Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6311, will hear the petition on the day of , , at o'clock .M. It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of is not required due to the following: (Name) 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 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). "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." Robert G. Montgomery, Judge Signature page attached Deputy Clerk FORM e18.2 - NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ADOPTION American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com