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become final at the final hearing un
less parties served by publication ap
pear at the final hearing.
Witness: the Honorable Linda Brat-
ton-Haynes, Judge.
This 30th day of June 2014
L.D. Avery-Delay
Clerk, Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County
160-360775 7/24,7/31,8/7,8/14JH
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY.
In the interest of
++D.L., Sex: M, Age: 1 YR. DOB:
06/21/13, Case Number 044-
14J03539++
TO: TREEVA LAMPKIN, Mother and
ALL UNKNOWN AND UNNAMED
PUTATIVE FATHERS
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Order of
this Court, you are hereby notified
that on or about July 7, 2014, a Peti
tion for Dependency was filed in this
Court by the Georgia Department of
Human Resources, through its agent,
DeKalb County Department of Fam
ily and Children Services, by
Josephine Broderick, Case Manager,
whose address is 178 Sams Street,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, alleging the
whereabouts of the above named
parties are unknown. The Petition
asks the Court to place the child in
the custody of the Department of
Family and Children Services on the
grounds that the child is dependent
as that term is defined by O.C.G.A.
15-11-2(22). A free copy of the Peti
tion may be obtained from the Clerk
of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County, 4309 Memorial Drive, Dec
atur, Georgia 30030, on any day,
Monday through Friday, between the
hours 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
You are hereby commanded to be
and appear at the DeKalb County Ju
venile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive,
Decatur, Georgia 30030 on August
18, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock a.m. to
show cause why the request of the
Department adjudicate the child de
pendent should not be granted. You
may file in the office of the Clerk of
this Court and serve upon Plaintiffs
attorney, Andre M. Johnson, ESQ ,
315 W. Ponce De Leon Avenue,
Suite 302, Decatur, Georgia 30030,
within (30) days of the date of the first
publication, your answer to the De
partment’s Petition.
A party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship to employ counsel. Notice is
hereby given that prior to a final hear
ing, a provisional hearing may be
conducted by the court pursuant to
O.C.G.A. 15 11-163. Findings of Fact
and orders of disposition made at the
provisional hearing may become fi
nal at a final hearing unless parties
served by publication appear at the fi
nal hearing.
WITNESS, the Honorable Desiree
Sutton Peagler, Judge
This the 10th day of July, 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay,
CLERK OF COURT
160-360777 7/24,7/31,8/7,8/14JH
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF DEKALB COUNTY.
In the interest of
++N.H., Sex: F, Age: 0 YR. DOB:
06/09/13, Case Number 044-
14J02303++
TO: LATASHA HONOLD, Mother
and ALL UNKNOWN AND UN
NAMED PUTATIVE FATHERS
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Order of
this Court, you are hereby notified
that on or about May 21, 2014, a Pe
tition for Dependency was filed in this
Court by the Georgia Department of
Human Resources, through its agent,
DeKalb County Department of Fam
ily and Children Services, by Nicole
Hinson, Case Manager, whose ad
dress is 178 Sams Street, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, alleging the where
abouts of the above named parties
are unknown. The Petition asks the
Court to adjudicate the child depend
ent and place the child in the cus
tody of the Department of Family and
Children Services on the grounds
that the child is dependent as that
term is defined by O.C.G.A. 15-11-
2(22). A free copy of the Petition may
be obtained from the Clerk of the Ju
venile Court of DeKalb County, 4309
Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia
30030, on any day, Monday through
Friday, between the hours 8:30 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m.
You are hereby commanded to be
and appear at the DeKalb County Ju
venile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive,
Decatur, Georgia 30030 on July 30,
2014 at 8:30 o’clock a.m. to show
cause why the request of the Depart
ment to adjudicate the child dep-
dendent. You may file in the office of
the Clerk of this Court and serve
upon Plaintiffs attorney, Jerry W.
Thacker, ESQ, PO BOX 83480, Con
yers, Georgia 30030, within (30) days
of the date of the first publication,
your answer to the Department’s Pe
tition.
A party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship to employ counsel. Notice is
hereby given that prior to a final hear
ing, a provisional hearing may be
conducted by the court pursuant to
O.C.G.A. 15-11-163. Findings of Fact
and orders of disposition made at the
provisional hearing may become fi
nal at a final hearing unless parties
served by publication appear at the fi
nal hearing.
WITNESS, the Honorable Desiree
Sutton Peagler, Judge
This the 1st day of July, 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay,
CLERK OF COURT
160-360943 7/31,8/7,8/14,8/21JH
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF DEKALB COUNTY.
In the interest of
++A.D., Sex: F, Age: 13 YR. DOB:
10/25/00, Case Number 044-
14J02457; J.M , Sex: F, Age: 2 YR.
DOB: 08/19/11, Case Number 044-
14J02455++
TO: ADRIENNE DICKENS, Mother,
MARK MCCRANEY, Father and ALL
UNKNOWN AND UNNAMED PU
TATIVE FATHERS
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Order of
this Court, you are hereby notified
that on or about April 30, 2014, a Pe
tition for Dependency was filed in this
Court by the Georgia Department of
Human Resources, through its agent,
DeKalb County Department of Fam
ily and Children Services, by Latoya
Rumley, Case Manager, whose ad
dress is 178 Sams Street, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, alleging the where
abouts of the above named parties
are unknown. The Petition asks the
Court to adjudicate the children de
pendent and place the children in the
custody of the Department of Family
and Children Services on the
grounds that the children are depend
ent as that term is defined by
O.C.G.A. 15-11-2(22). A free copy of
the Petition may be obtained from the
Clerk of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County, 4309 Memorial Drive, Dec
atur, Georgia 30030, on any day,
Monday through Friday, between the
hours 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
You are hereby commanded to be
and appear at the DeKalb County Ju
venile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive,
Decatur, Georgia 30030 on August
25, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock a.m. to
show cause why the request of the
Department to adjudicate the chil
dren depdendent. You may file in the
office of the Clerk of this Court and
serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Jerry
W. Thacker, ESQ , PO BOX 83480,
Conyers, Georgia 30030, within (30)
days of the date of the first publica
tion, your answer to the Department’s
Petition.
A party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship to employ counsel. Notice is
hereby given that prior to a final hear
ing, a provisional hearing may be
conducted by the court pursuant to
O.C.G.A. 15-11-163. Findings of Fact
and orders of disposition made at the
provisional hearing may become fi
nal at a final hearing unless parties
served by publication appear at the fi
nal hearing.
WITNESS, the Honorable Desiree
Sutton Peagler, Judge
This the 17th day of July, 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay,
CLERK OF COURT
160-361069 8/7,8/14,8/21,8/28wg
NOTICE OF GUARDIANSHIP
PROCEEDINGS
In The Juvenile Court of
DeKalb County
State of Georgia
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
++FILE NO. @ 153044 R.T DOB:
02/16/13 SEX: F CASE
#1 4J02544 + +
Children under 18 years of age
To: The father, Walter Grogan,
whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated June 30, 2014; you
are hereby notified that a Petition for
Permanent Guardianship against you
has been filed in this Court by the
Georgia Department of Human Ser
vices, through its agent, the DeKalb
County Department of Family and
Children’s Services alleging that the
whereabouts of the father are un
known. The Petition asks the Court to
modify custody of the child from the
Department of Family and Children’s
Services to a permanent guardian. A
free copy of the petition may be ob
tained from the Clerk of the Juvenile
Court of DeKalb County, 4309 Me
morial Drive, Decatur, Georgia
30032, on any day, Monday through
Friday, between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
You are commanded to be and ap
pear at the DeKalb County Juvenile
Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30032 on the 25th day of
September 2014 at 9:00 a.m. for a fi
nal hearing to show cause why the
request of the Department to grant
permanent guardianship of the
above-named child should not be
granted. You may file in the office of
the Clerk of this Court and serve
upon Petitioner’s attorney Marie Y.
Watson, 945 South Hairston Road,
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30088. A
party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship, to employ counsel.
Notice is hereby given that prior to a
final hearing on the above-stated
date and at the specified location, a
provisional hearing on August 11,
2014 will be conducted by the Court
pursuant to O.C.G.A. section 15-11-
163. Findings of Fact and orders of
disposition made at the provisional
hearing will become final at the final
hearing unless parties served by pub
lication appear at the final hearing.
Witness: the Honorable Linda Brat-
ton-Haynes, Judge.
This 30th day of July 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay, Clerk
Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County
160-361214 8/7,8/14,8/21,8/28JH
NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
FILE NOS: @ 143089, 142869,
142870, 142871
++S.S. DOB: 07/18/12 SEX: M CASE
# 14J03506 D.S. DOB: 10/22/08
SEX:F CASE # 14J03503 S.S. DOB:
10/14/09 SEX: M CASE #14J03505
M.S. DOB: 09/19/07 SEX: M CASE#
14J03504++
A Minor Child(ren)
To: Marquerite Sanders, mother,
De’Angelo Minor and Walter Mar
tin, fathers and any known/unknown,
named/unnamed putative, biological
and or legal father, whereabouts un
known.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated July 28, 2014 you
are hereby notified that a Depend
ency Petition was filed against you in
this Court by the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Services, through its
agent, the DeKalb County Depart
ment of Family and Children’s Ser
vices, alleging that the whereabouts
of the parent(s) of the above-named
child(ren), are unknown. The Petition
asks the Court to grant temporary
legal custody of the above-named
child(ren) to the Department on the
grounds that the child(ren) is/are de
pendent as that term is defined by
O.C.G.A. section 15-11-2. A free
copy of the petition may be obtained
from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County, 4309 Memorial
Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032, on
any day, Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m.
You are commanded to be and ap
pear at the DeKalb County Juvenile
Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30032 on the 8th day of
September 2014 at 9:00 a.m. to
show cause why the request of the
Department for temporary legal cus
tody of the above-named children
should not be granted. You may file
in the office of the Clerk of this Court
and serve upon Petitioner’s attorney
Marie Watson, 945 South Hairston
Road, Stone Mountain, Georgia
30088. A party is entitled to counsel
in these proceedings and the Court
will appoint an attorney for you if you
are unable, with undue financial hard
ship, to employ counsel.
Notice is hereby given that prior to a
final hearing on the above-stated
date and at the specified location, a
provisional hearing may be conduc
ted by the Court pursuant to
O.C.G.A. section 15-11-163. Find
ings of Fact and orders of disposition
made at the provisional hearing will
become final at the final hearing un
less parties served by publication ap
pear at the final hearing.
Witness: the Honorable Linda Brat-
ton-Haynes, Judge.
This 28th day of July 2014
L.D. Avery-Delay, Clerk
Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County
Termination
170-360392 7/17,7/24,7/31,8/7WG
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
FILE NOS: @ ++142870, 142871
S.S. DOB: 10/14/09 SEX: M CASE
#14J03514 M.S. DOB: 9/19/07 SEX:
M CASE# 14J03516++
Minor Children
TO: Any known/unknown, named/un
named putative, biological and or leg
al father, whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated June 30, 2014, you
are hereby notified that a Petition for
Termination of Parental Rights has
been filed against you in this Court by
the Georgia Department of Human
Services, through its agent, the
DeKalb County Department of Fam
ily and Children Services (Depart
ment), 178 Sams Street, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, alleging that the
whereabouts of the putative fathers is
unknown. The above named children
are in the temporary custody of the
Department pursuant to a prior order
of the Court finding the child(ren) to
be dependent. The Petition asks the
Court to terminate the parental rights
and obligations of the parent(s), with
respect to the children, and of the
children to him/her/them arising out
of the parental relationship, including
the right to inheritance, and that the
child(ren) be committed to the Geor
gia Department of Human Services,
with the right to proceed for adoption.
A free copy of the petition may be ob
tained from the Clerk of the Juvenile
Court of DeKalb County, 4309 Me
morial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
on any day, Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m.
You are commanded to be and ap
pear at the DeKalb County Juvenile
Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30032 on the 8th day of
September 2014 at 9:00 a.m. to
show cause why the request of the
Department to terminate your parent
al rights to the above-named
child(ren) should not be granted, and
you may file in the office of the Clerk
of this Court and serve upon Petition
er’s attorney, Marie Watson, 945
South Hairston Road, Stone Moun
tain, Georgia 30088, within sixty (60)
days of 8th day of September 2014
your answer to the Department’s Pe
tition.
The putative fathers shall lose all
rights to the children and the Court
will enter an Order terminating all
such parental rights to the children
and such parents may not object to
the termination of his parental rights
unless, within thirty (30) days from
the receipt of this Petition, he files a
petition to legitimate the child and
files notice of the filing of the petition
to legitimate with the DeKalb County
Juvenile Court.
A party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship, to employ counsel.
WITNESS the Honorable Linda Brat-
ton-Haynes, Juvenile Court of
DeKalb County Georgia.
This the 30th day of June 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay
Clerk, Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County
170-360776 7/24,7/31,8/7,8/14JH
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF DEKALB COUNTY.
In the interest of
++J.M., Sex: M, Age: 1 YR. DOB:
03/22/13, Case Number 044-
14J03778++
TO: AMBER MILLWOOD, Mother
and ALL UNKNOWN AND UN
NAMED PUTATIVE FATHERS
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Order of
this Court, you are hereby notified
that on or about April 25,2014 a Peti
tion for Dependency and on or about
July 2, 2014, a Petition for Termina
tion of Parental Rights was filed in
this Court by the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Resources, through
its agent, DeKalb County Depart
ment of Family and Children Ser
vices, by Nicole Hinson, Case Man
ager, whose address is 178 Sams
Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, al
leging the whereabouts of the above
named parties are unknown. The Pe
titions ask the Court to find the child
dependent and terminate parental
rights and place the child in the per
manent custody of the Department of
Family and Children Services for the
purpose of adoption on the grounds
that the child is dependent as that
term is defined by O.C.G.A. 15-11-
2(22). A free copy of the Petition may
be obtained from the Clerk of the Ju
venile Court of DeKalb County, 4309
Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia
30030, on any day, Monday through
Friday, between the hours 8:30 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m.
You are hereby commanded to be
and appear at the DeKalb County Ju
venile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive,
Decatur, Georgia 30030 on Septem
ber 26, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock a.m. to
show cause why the request of the
Department to terminate parental
rights should not be granted. You
may file in the office of the Clerk of
this Court and serve upon Plaintiff’s
attorney, Jerry W. Thacker, ESQ , PO
Box 83480; Conyers, Georgia 30013,
within (30) days of the date of the first
publication, your answer to the De
partment’s Petitions.
A party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship to employ counsel. Notice is
hereby given that prior to a final hear
ing, a provisional hearing may be
conducted by the court pursuant to
O.C.G.A. 15 11-163. Findings of Fact
and orders of disposition made at the
provisional hearing may become fi
nal at a final hearing unless parties
served by publication appear at the fi
nal hearing.
WITNESS, the Honorable Desiree
Sutton Peagler, Judge
This the 10th day of July, 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay,
CLERK OF COURT
170-360910 7/24,7/31,8/7,8/14JH
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
In the Interest of:
++D.J. DOB: 10/20/06 Age:7 #14J-
03423/(5)143603 D.L. DOB: 01/19/08
Age:6 #14J 03424/@143602 K.J.
DOB: 05/28/09 Age:5 14J-
03425/@143601++
Minor Child
To: Ronald Lee, Laurence Jones,
putative fathers, and any unknown,
unnamed putative, legal or biological
father, whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated July 11, 2014, you
are hereby notified that a Petition for
Termination of Parental Rights has
been filed against you in this Court by
the Georgia Department of Human
Services, through its agent, the
DeKalb County Department of Fam
ily and Children Services (Depart
ment), 178 Sams Street, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, alleging that the
whereabouts of the father(s) is/ are
unknown. The above named
child(ren) are in the temporary cus
tody of the Department pursuant to a
prior order of the Court finding the
child(ren) to be deprived/dependent.
The Petition asks the Court to termin
ate the parental rights and obliga
tions of the parent(s), with respect to
the child(ren), and of the children to
him/them arising out of the parental
relationship, including the right to in
heritance, and that the children be
committed to the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Services, with the
right to proceed for adoption. A free
copy of the petition may be obtained
from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County, 4309 Memorial
Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032 on
any day, Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m.
You are commanded to be and ap
pear at the DeKalb County Juvenile
Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30032 on the 15th day of
September 2014 at 9:00 a.m. to show
cause why the request of the Depart
ment to terminate your parental rights
to the above-named child(ren) should
not be granted, and you may file in
the office of the Clerk of this Court
and serve upon Petitioner’s attorney,
Cynthia Roberts-Emory, P.O. Box
71757, Newnan GA 30271, within
sixty (60) days of 15th day of
September 2014 your answer to the
Department’s Petition.
The putative father(s) shall lose all
rights to the child(ren) and the Court
will enter an Order terminating all
such parental rights to the children)
and such parent(s) may not object to
the termination of his parental rights
unless, within thirty (30) days from
the receipt of this Petition, he files a
petition to legitimate the child(ren)
and files notice of the filing of the pe
tition to legitimate with the DeKalb
County Juvenile Court.
A party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship, to employ counsel.
WITNESS the Honorable Linda Brat-
ton-Haynes, Juvenile Court of
DeKalb County Georgia.
This the 11th day of July 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay
Clerk, Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County
170-361215 8/7,8/14,8/21,8/28JH
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
In the Interest of:
++FILE NO @ 140973 P.J. DOB:
1 1/27/97 SEX: F CASE #
14J04068++
Minor Child
To: Mother: Linda Jean Jordan,
Jason Duncan, Sr. father, and any
Unknown/unnamed legal or biologic
al father(s), and any unknown, un
named putative, legal or biological
father, whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated July 25, 2014, you
are hereby notified that a Petition for
Termination of Parental Rights has
been filed against you in this Court by
the Georgia Department of Human
Services, through its agent, the
DeKalb County Department of Fam
ily and Children Services (Depart
ment), 178 Sams Street, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, alleging that the
whereabouts of the mother and fath
ers) is/ are unknown. The above
named child(ren) are in the tempor
ary custody of the Department pursu
ant to a prior order of the Court find
ing the child(ren) to be deprived/de
pendent. The Petition asks the Court
to terminate the parental rights and
obligations of the parent(s), with re
spect to the child(ren), and of the
children to him/them arising out of the
parental relationship, including the
right to inheritance, and that the chil
dren be committed to the Georgia
Department of Human Services, with
the right to proceed for adoption. A
free copy of the petition may be ob
tained from the Clerk of the Juvenile
Court of DeKalb County, 4309 Me
morial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
on any day, Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m.
You are commanded to be and ap
pear at the DeKalb County Juvenile
Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30032 on the 29th day of
September 2014 at 9:00 a.m. to
show cause why the request of the
Department to terminate your parent
al rights to the above-named
child(ren) should not be granted, and
you may file in the office of the Clerk
of this Court and serve upon Petition
er’s attorney, Cynthia Roberts-Emory,
P.O. Box 71757, Newnan GA 30271,
within sixty (60) days of 29th day of
September 2014 your answer to the
Department’s Petition.
The putative father(s) shall lose all
rights to the child(ren) and the Court
will enter an Order terminating all
such parental rights to the child(ren)
and such parent(s) may not object to
the termination of his parental rights
unless, within thirty (30) days from
the receipt of this Petition, he files a
petition to legitimate the child(ren)
and files notice of the filing of the pe
tition to legitimate with the DeKalb
County Juvenile Court.
A party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship, to employ counsel.
WITNESS the Honorable Linda Brat-
ton-Haynes, Juvenile Court of
DeKalb County Georgia.
This the 25th day of July 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay
Clerk, Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County
170-361712 8/7,8/14,8/21,8/28WG
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
++FILE NOS: @ 143089, 142869,
142870,142871 S.S. DOB: 07/18/12
SEX: M CASE # 14J03514 D.S.
DOB: 10/22/08 SEX: F CASE #
14J03513 S.S. DOB: 10/14/09 SEX:
M CASE #14J03514 M.S. DOB:
09/19/07 SEX: M CASE# 14J03516
A Minor Child(ren)
TO: Marquerite Sanders, mother,
De’Angelo Minor and Walter Mar
tin, fathers and any known/unknown,
named/unnamed putative, biological
and or legal father, whereabouts un
known.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated July 28, 2014, you
are hereby notified that a Petition for
Termination of Parental Rights has
been filed against you in this Court by
the Georgia Department of Human
Services, through its agent, the
DeKalb County Department of Fam
ily and Children Services (Depart
ment), 178 Sams Street, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, alleging that the
whereabouts of the mother and putat
ive fathers is unknown. The above
named children are in the temporary
custody of the Department pursuant
to a prior order of the Court finding
the child(ren) to be dependent. The
Petition asks the Court to terminate
the parental rights and obligations of
the parent(s), with respect to the chil-
dren, and of the children to
him/her/them arising out of the par
ental relationship, including the right
to inheritance, and that the child(ren)
be committed to the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Services, with the
right to proceed for adoption. A free
copy of the petition may be obtained
from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County, 4309 Memorial
Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032 on
any day, Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m.
You are commanded to be and ap
pear at the DeKalb County Juvenile
Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30032 on the 10th day of
October 2014 at 9:00 a.m. to show
cause why the request of the Depart
ment to terminate your parental rights
to the above-named child(ren) should
not be granted, and you may file in
the office of the Clerk of this Court
and serve upon Petitioner’s attorney,
Marie Watson, 945 South Hairston
Road, Stone Mountain, Georgia
30088, within sixty (60) days of 10th
day of October 2014 your answer to
the Department’s Petition.
The putative fathers shall lose all
rights to the children and the Court
will enter an Order terminating all
such parental rights to the children
and such parents may not object to
the termination of his parental rights
unless, within thirty (30) days from
the receipt of this Petition, he files a
petition to legitimate the child and
files notice of the filing of the petition
to legitimate with the DeKalb County
Juvenile Court.
A party is entitled to counsel in these
proceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you are
unable, without undue financial hard
ship, to employ counsel.
WITNESS the Honorable Linda Brat-
ton-Haynes, Juvenile Court of
DeKalb County Georgia.
This the 28th day of July 2014.
L.D. Avery-Delay, Clerk
Juvenile Court of DeKalb County