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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court
of DeKalb County
State of Georgia
Civil Action# ++16CV3728-10++
Ms. Alem Mohammednur Ibrahim
Plaintiff
vs.
Gezahegn Sentayehu
Defendant
To: Gezahegn Sentayehu
Kebele 18
Gondar, Ethiopia
By Order of the Court service for
service by publication dated April 4,
2016 You are hereby notified that on
March 21, 2016 The above-named
Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Di
vorce.
You are required to file with the
Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve
upon the plaintiff's attorney whose
name and address is: Alem Mo
hammednur Ibrahim, 1019 Viking Dr.,
Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Answer
in writing within sixty (60) days of
April 4, 2016.
Witness the Honorable Tangela M.
Barrie, Judge of the DeKalb Superi
or Court.
This the 5th day of April, 2016.
Debra DeBerry
Clerk of Superior Court
556 N. McDonough Street
G-130 Annex
Decatur, GA. 30030-3356
120-385455 4/14,4/21,4/28,5/5wg
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court
of DeKalb County
State of Georgia
Civil Action#
++16CV4145-2++
Askale G. Alemagegne
Petitioner
vs.
Dawit Bekele Gemechu
Respondent
To: Dawit Bekele Gemechu
P.O. box 19032
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa
By Order of the Court for service by
publication dated April 5, 2016 You
are hereby notified that on April 1,
2016 The above-named Plaintiff filed
suit against you for: a Divorce.
You are required to file with the
Clerk of the Superior Court, and to
serve upon the plaintiff's attorney
whose name and address is: John A.
Leopard, Attorney at Law, 4 East Ex
ecutive Park, Suite 004, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329 an Answer in writing
within sixty (60) days of April 5 2016.
Witness the Honorable Asha F.
Jackson, Judge of the DeKalb Su
perior Court.
This the 7thth day of April, 2016.
Debra DeBerry
Clerk of Superior Court
556 N. McDonough Street
G-130 Annex
Decatur, GA. 30030-3356
120-385456 4/14,4/21,4/28,5/5WG
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court
of DeKalb County
State of Georgia
Civil Action#
++15CV9505-2++
Harvey, Taisa Te'Aira
Plaintiff
vs.
Harvey, Demetrious
Defendant
To: Harvey, Demetrious
120 Prison Farm Road
Valdosta, GA 31601
By Order of the Court service for
service by publication dated April 5,
2015 You are hereby notified that on
September 15, 2015 The above-
named Plaintiff filed suit against you
for: Divorce.
You are required to file with the
Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve
upon the plaintiff's attorney whose
name and address is: Taisa Te-Aira
Harvey, 3618 Pepperdine Ct., Dec
atur, GA 30034 Answer in writing
within sixty (60) days of April 5, 2016.
Witness the Honorable Asha F.
Jackson, Judge of the DeKalb Su
perior Court.
This the 7th day of April, 2016.
Debra DeBerry
Clerk of Superior Court
556 N. McDonough Street
G-130 Annex
Decatur, GA. 30030-3356
120-385457 4/14,4/21,4/28,5/5WG
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court
of DeKalb County
State of Georgia
Civil Action#
++16CV4098-2++
Olubunmi Balogun
Plaintiff
vs.
Christopher Lee William
Defendant
To: Christopher Lee Williams
2269 Rambling Way
Lithonia, GA 30058
By Order of the Court service for
service by publication dated April 5,
2016 You are hereby notified that on
March 31, 2016 The above-named
Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Di
vorce.
You are required to file with the
Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve
upon the plaintiff's attorney whose
name and address is: Olubunmi Ba
logun, 2269 Rambling Way, Lithonia,
GA 30058 Answer in writing within
sixty (60) days of April 5, 2016.
Witness the Honorable Asha F.
Jackson, Judge of the DeKalb Su
perior Court.
This the 7th day of April, 2016.
Debra DeBerry
Clerk of Superior Court
556 N. McDonough Street
G-130 Annex
Decatur, GA. 30030-3356
120-385458 4/14,4/21,4/28,5/5WG
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court
of DeKalb County
State of Georgia
Civil Action Case#
++15CV3684-2++
Jason Brown
Petitioner
vs.
Mikaila Monet Young
Petitioner
By Order of the Court service for
service by publication dated March
24, 2016 You are hereby notified that
on the 30th day of March 2015,
Jason Brown filed suit against you
for: Complaint for Divorce.
You are required to file with the
Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve
upon the plaintiffs attorney Rachel
St. Fleur, Esq. 214 Executive Build
ing 125 E. Trinity Place, Decatur, GA
30030 Answer in writing within sixty
(60) days of the first date of publica
tion.
Witness the Honorable Asha F.
Jackson, Judge of the DeKalb Su
perior Court.
This the 7th day of April, 2015.
Debra DeBerry
Clerk of Superior Court
556 N. McDonough Street
G-130 Annex
Decatur, GA. 30030-3356
120-385459 4/14,4/21,4/28,5/5wg
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court
of DeKalb County
State of Georgia
Civil Action# ++16CV4237-3++
Amelework Abtew
Petitioner
vs.
Girum Zenebe
Respondent
By Order of the Court service for
service by publication dated 6th day
of April, 2016 You are hereby noti
fied that on the 4th day of April, 2016
The Petitioner herein filed suit
against you for: Divorce.
You are required to file with the
Clerk of the Superior Court on
DeKalb County, and to serve upon
the petitioner's attorney Eden
Fesshazion, 925 Main Street, #211,
Stone Mountain, GA 30083 an an
swer in writing within sixty (60) days
of the date of the Order of Publication
Witness the Honorable Clarence F.
Seeliger, Judge of this Court.
This the 6th day of April, 2016.
Respectfully Sumbitted by
Eden G. Fesshazion
GA Bar No. 126799
Attorney for Petitioner
Prepared By:
Eden Fesshazion, LLC
925 Main Street
Suite 211
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Debra DeBerry
Clerk of Superior Court
556 N. McDonough Street
G-130 Annex
Decatur, GA. 30030-3356
Termination
170-384486 3/24,3/31,4/7,4/14wg
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE INTEREST OF: FILE NO: @
164533, 164535,164536
J.C. SEX: M
DOB: 08/16/13 CASE # 16J00564
J.C. SEX: F
DOB: 12/24/10 CASE # 16J00568
J.C. SEX: M
DOB: 07/07/09 CASE # 16J00566
Minor Children
TO: MOTHER, JASMINE CARTER,
FATHER JORDAN CARTER and any
known/unknown, named/unnamed
putative, biological and or legal fath
er, whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court you are hereby notified that
a Petition for Termination of Parental
Rights has been 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 Ser
vices (Department), 178 Sams Street,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, alleging that
the whereabouts of the named/un
named putative, biological and or leg
al father is unknown. The above
named child is in the temporary cus
tody of the Department pursuant to a
prior order of the Court finding the
child(ren) to be dependent. The Peti
tion asks the Court to terminate the
parental rights and obligations of the
parent(s), with respect to the child,
and of the child to him/her/them
arising out of the parental relation
ship, including the right to inherit
ance, and that the child(ren) be com
mitted to the Georgia Department of
Human Services, with the right to pro
ceed for adoption. 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 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 26th day of
May 2016 at 9:00 a.m. to show cause
why the request of the Department 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, Mar
ie Watson, 945 South Hairston Road,
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30088,
within sixty (60) days of May 26,
2016 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 Vincent
Crawford, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County Georgia.
L.D. Avery-Delay
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
++FILE NO:@164533, 164535,
164536 J.C. SEX:M DOB:08/16/13
CASE#16J00564 J.C. SEX:F
DOB:12/24/10 CASE#16J00568 J.C.
SEX: M DOB:07/07/09
CASE#16J00566++
170-384487 3/24,3/31,4/7,4/14wg
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF: FILE # @
152872, 152875
J.W. DOB: 01/05/06
SEX: M CASE # 16J00805
J.W. DOB: 01/05/06
SEX: M CASE # 16J00804
Minor Child
To: ANY UNKNOWN/UNNAMED
BIOLOGICAL, PUTATIVE OR LEG
AL FATHER whereabouts un
known.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated February 29, 2016,
you are hereby notified that a Peti
tion for Termination of Parental
Rights has been 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 Ser
vices (Department), 178 Sams Street,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, alleging that
the whereabouts of the parent(s) is
unknown. The above named
child(ren) is in the temporary custody
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 child be com
mitted to the Georgia Department of
Human Services, with the right to pro
ceed for adoption. 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 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 13th day of
May 2016 at 9:00 a.m. to show cause
why the request of the Department 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, Cyn
thia Roberts-Emory, P.O. Box 71757,
Newnan GA 30271, within sixty (60)
days of the 13th day of May 2016
your answer to the Department’s Pe
tition.
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 29th day of February 2016.
L.D. Avery-Carter
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
++FILE#@152872, 152875 J.W.
DOB:01/05/06 SEX:M
CASE#16J00805 J.W. DOB:
01/05/06 SEX: M CASE #
16J00804++
170-384910 3/31,4/7,4/14,4/21 wg
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE INTEREST OF: FILE NO: @
160333
N.P. SEX: M
DOB: 03/23/13
CASE # 16J00939
Minor Children
TO: MOTHER, JADI PALMER, and
any known/unknown, named/un
named putative, biological and or leg
al father, whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court signed March 17,2016 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 named/unnamed
putative, biological and or legal fath
er is unknown. The above named
child is in the temporary custody of
the Department pursuant to a prior
order of the Court finding the
child(ren) to be dependent. The Peti
tion asks the Court to terminate the
parental rights and obligations of the
parent(s), with respect to the child,
and of the child to him/her/them
arising out of the parental relation
ship, including the right to inherit
ance, and that the child(ren) be com
mitted to the Georgia Department of
Human Services, with the right to pro
ceed for adoption. 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 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 20th day of
May 2016 at 9:00 a.m. to show cause
why the request of the Department 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, Mar
ie Watson, 945 South Hairston Road,
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30088,
within sixty (60) days of May 20,
2016 your answer to the
Department’s Petition.
The putative father 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 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 17th day of March 2016.
L.D. Avery-Delay
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
++FILE NO: @160333 N.P. SEX: M
DOB:03/23/13 CASE # 16J00939++
170-384920 3/31,4/7,4/14,4/21 wg
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF: FILE NO: @
160733
T.M. DOB: 08/25/13
CASE# 16J00570 SEX: F
Minor Child
To: TAJIAHNA MOSS, MOTHER,
CASEY DAVIS AND VERNON
SNOW, AND ANY UNKNOWN/UN
NAMED BIOLOGICAL, PUTATIVE
OR LEGAL FATHER whereabouts
unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated February 22, 2016,
you are hereby notified that a Peti
tion for Termination of Parental
Rights has been 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 Ser
vices (Department), 178 Sams Street,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, alleging that
the whereabouts of the parent(s) is
unknown. The above named
child(ren) is in the temporary custody
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 child be com
mitted to the Georgia Department of
Human Services, with the right to pro
ceed for adoption. 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 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 23rd day of
May 2016 at 9:00 a.m. to show cause
why the request of the Department 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, Cyn
thia Roberts-Emory, P.O. Box 71757,
Newnan GA 30271, within sixty (60)
days of the 23rd day of May 2016
your answer to the Department’s Pe
tition.
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 22nd day of February 2016.
L.D. Avery-Carter
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
++FILE NO:@ 160733 T.M. DOB:
08/25/13 CASE# 16J00570 SEX:
F++
170-385319 4/7,4/14,4/21,4/28WG
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE INTEREST OF: FILE NO: @
165998
D.K. SEX: F
DOB: 05/02/15 CASE # 16J00571
Minor Child(ren)
TO: MOTHER, SHARON KIM, and
any known/unknown, named/un
named putative, biological and or leg
al father, whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court signed February 12, 2016
you are hereby notified that a Peti
tion for Termination of Parental
Rights has been 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 Ser
vices (Department), 178 Sams Street,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, alleging that
the whereabouts of the parents(s)
and named/unnamed putative, biolo
gical and or legal father is unknown.
The above named child is in the tem
porary custody of the Department
pursuant to a prior order of the Court
finding the child(ren) to be depend
ent. The Petition asks the Court to
terminate the parental rights and ob
ligations of the parent(s), with re
spect to the child, and of the child 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 3rd day of
June 2016 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 June
03, 2016 your answer to the Depart
ment's Petition.
The putative father 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 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 12th day of February 2016.
L.D. Avery-Delay
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
++FILE NO: @ 165998 D.K. SEX: F
DOB:05/02/15 CASE #16J00571++
170-385320 4/7,4/14,4/21,4/28WG
NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
FILE NO: 171618
Q.B. SEX: MDOB:11/23/04
CASE # 16J00811
A Minor Child
To: Chreishaunda C. Brown, moth-
er, and any putative,
UNKNOWN/UNNAMED FATHER
whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Order of
this Court dated March 22, 2016 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) 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 14th day of
April 2016 at 9:00 a.m. to show
cause why the request of the Depart
ment for temporary legal custody 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 Rd,
Stone Mountain GA 30088. A party
is entitled to counsel in these pro
ceedings and the Court will appoint
an attorney for you if you are unable,
with undue financial hardship, to em
ploy 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 Vincent
Crawford, Judge.
This 22nd day of March 2016
L.D. Avery-Carter
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
++FILE NO: 171618 Q.B. SEX:M
DOB:11/23/04 CASE #16J00811++
170-385464 4/14,4/21,4/28,5/4wg
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY.
In the interest of ++R.B., Sex: M,
Age: 10 YRS. DOB: 03/21/2006,
Case Number 044-16J01321; K.A.,
Sex; F, Age: 3 YRS. DOB:
05/02/2012, Case Number 044-
16J01322; and J.A., Sex; F, Age: 2
YRS. DOB: 12/02/2013, Case Num
ber 044-16J01323++
TO: ALL UNKNOWN AND UN
NAMED PUTATIVE FATHERS
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Order of
this Court, you are hereby notified
that on or about March 23, 2016, a
Petition For Termination of Parental
Rights was filed in this Court by the
Georgia Department of Human Re
sources, through its agent, DeKalb
County Department of Family and
Children Services, by Rhonda Chap
man, Case Manager, whose address
is 178 Sams Street, Decatur, Geor
gia 30030, alleging the whereabouts
of the above named parties are un
known. The Petition asks the Court to
terminate parental rights and place
the children in the permanent cus
tody of the DeKalb Department of
Family and Children Services on the
grounds that the children are de
prived as that term is defined by
O.C.G.A. 15-11-29. 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 May 12,
2016 at 8:30 o’clock a.m. to show
cause why the request of the Depart
ment to adjudicate the child deprived
should not be granted. You may file
in the office of the Clerk of this Court
and serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney,
Andre M. Johnson, ESQ , 315 W.
Ponce de Leon, Ste. 902; Decatur,
Georgia 30030, within (30) days of
the date of the first publication, 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. 15-11-29. Findings of Fact
and orders of disposition made at the