WOOD COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PROBATE DIVISION

WOOD COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PROBATE DIVISION WOOD COUNTY, OHIO In the Matter of the Adoption of Emmett Jason Hatcher Case No. 20254007 Judge David E. Woessner NOTICE OF HEARING OF ADOPTION Pursuant to Ohio rules of Civil Procedure 4.4(A)(1) To Maria R. Shelt, I.k.a. 6482 Solether Road, Cygnet, OH 43413; and To Cody Christopher Taylor, l.k.a. Placer County Jail, 11801 Go For Broke Rd., Roseville, CA 95678: You are hereby notified that Adoption proceedings were filed on behalf of Tonia Hatcher and Jason Hatcher in Wood County Common Pleas Court, Probate Division, One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, Ohio. A hearing on the Petition has been scheduled for August 4, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. The grounds for adoption are: Failure of both parents 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; and Failure of the father 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. The adoption will be held for hearing and this is notice of said hearing and a demand for relief. Maria R. Shelt and Cody Christopher Taylor have 28 days from the last date of publication to answer this Petition for Adoption. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, WILL TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINOR. ALL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINOR AND YOU AND YOUR RELATIVES WILL TERMINATE, SO THAT THE MINOR IS A STRANGER TO YOU AND YOUR RELATIVES FOR ALL PURPOSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DIVISION (A)(1(b) OF SECTION 3107.15 OF THE REVISED CODE IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF AGE AT THE TIME THE PETITION FOR ADOPTION WAS FILED, YOU MUST DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION WITH THE COURT WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING. (2) APPEAR AT THE HEARING. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS ONE YEAR OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME THE PETITION FOR ADOPTION WAS FILED, YOU MUST DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION WITH THE COURT WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING. FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE COURT MAY EXTEND THE TIME IN WHICH A WRITTEN OBJECTION MAY BE FILED. (2) APPEAR AT THE HEARING. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION MAY BE ENTERED IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION ON TIME AND APPEAR AT THE HEARING. RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY: YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU ARE INDIGENT AND UNABLE TO EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PROVIDED FOR YOU PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120. OF THE REVISED CODE. YOU MUST CONTACT THE COURT ON RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE IF YOU ARE REQUESTING THAT AN ATTORNEY BE APPOINTED FOR YOU. THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN ATTORNEY OR A NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FILED BY AN ATTORNEY ON YOUR BEHALF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED TIME FRAMES, AS GROUNDS FOR AN EXTENSION TO FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS." THE PROBATE COURT WILL ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMODA- TIONS FOR ANY DISABLED PERSON. REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE TO BE MADE TO THE COURT TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS PRIOR TO THE TIME SUCH ACCOMMODATIONS ARE REQUIRED. June 4, 11, 18 '25