Probate Court of Warren County, Ohio Joseph Kirby

PROBATE COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, OHIO JOSEPH KIRBY, JUDGE ADOPTION OF Lejne Xander Abello CASE NO. 20205034 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: Ian Paul Viray, address unknown You are hereby notified that on the 20th day of May, 2020, Jonathan Patrick Abello filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of Lejne Xander Mira, a minor, whose date of birth is May 16, 2004, and for change of the name of the minor to Lejne Xander Abello. This Court, located at 900 Memorial Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036 will hear the petition on the 29th day of SEPTEMBER, 2020 at 10:30 o'clock A.M. It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of Ian Paul Viray 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 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. "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." Joseph Kirby - Probate Judge By: Lisa Miller - Deputy Clerk 8-23, 8-30, 9-6/2020