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THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 28, 2020
160-439993 10/8,10/15,10/22
10/29
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
In the interest of: ++A.S., Sex:
M, DOB: 3/7/03, Age: 17YRS.,
Case Number 20J01635++
NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY
PROCEEDINGS
TO: TRACEY SMITH, MOTH
ER, and ALL KNOWN, UN
KNOWN, AND UNNAMED PU
TATIVE, LEGAL or BIOLOGIC
AL FATHERS of the above-
named child, WHOSE WHERE
ABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN.
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or
der of this Court, you are
hereby notified that on Septem
ber 1, 2020 a Petition of De
pendency was filed in this
Court by the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Services,
through its agent, with the
DeKalb County Division of
Family and Children Services
(hereinafter referred to as “the
Division”), whose address is
2300 Parklake Drive NE, At
lanta, DeKalb County, Georgia
30345, alleging the where
abouts of the above mentioned
partie(s) are unknown. The Pe
titioner asks the Court to trans
fer temporary legal custody of
the above-named child to the
Division 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 Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County, 4309 Memorial Drive,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, on
any day, Monday through Fri
day, between the hours 8:30
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Please con
tact the Clerk’s office at 678-
409-4252 or email
piojuvenile@dekalbcountyga.g
ov for information regarding
electronic filing and virtual ac
cess.
You are hereby commanded to
be and appear at the DeKalb
County Juvenile Court, 4309
Memorial Drive, Decatur, Geor
gia 30030 by person or via
Zoom (Zoom ID 581 751 2155)
on
November 3, 2020 at 9:30
o’clock a.m.. before Judge
Temika W. Murry to show
cause why the request of the
Division regarding legal cus
tody of the above-named child
should not be granted. Due to
the pandemic caused by COV-
ID-19 this matter may be held
virtually via Zoom. In addition,
computer access will be avail
able at the DeKalb County Ju
venile Court if needed.
You may file in the office of the
Clerk of this Court and serve
upon Petitioner’s attorney,
Leslie Y. Abbott, PO Box 3306;
Decatur, Georgia 30031, within
sixty (60) days of the date of
the first publication, your an
swer to the Division’s petition.
A party is entitled to counsel in
these proceedings and the
Court will appoint an attorney
for you if you are unable,
without undue financial hard
ship to employ counsel. Notice
is hereby given that a provi
sional hearing may be conduc
ted on the date listed above 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 final at a final hearing
unless parties served by public
ation appear at the final hear
ing.
WITNESS, the Honorable Vin
cent C. Crawford, Judge
This the 29th day of Septem
ber, 2020.
Antoninette L. Brantley,
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
160-440078 10/15,10/22
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
++90375808, 990375809,
990375807, 990375806 E.S.
SEX: M DOB: 08/04/19CASE#
20J01769 E.S. SEX: F DOB:
08/04/19 CASE # 20J01770
K.S. SEX: M DOB: 03/29/16
CASE # 20J01771 S.S SEX: F
DOB: 04/28/15 CASE #
20J01772++
Children Under the Age of 18
To: Shedrika Stephenson,
mother, AND ANY known/un
known, named/unnamed putat
ive, biological and or legal fath
er, whereabouts unknown.
Greetings: Pursuant to an Or
der of this Court dated October
02, 2020; you are hereby noti
fied that a Petition for Perman
ent Guardianship against you
has been filed in this Court by
the Georgia Department of Hu
man Services, through its
agent, the DeKalb County Divi
sion of Family and Children
Services alleging that the
whereabouts of the mother and
any known/unknown,
named/unnamed putative, bio
logical and or legal father are
unknown. The Petition asks the
Court to modify custody of the
child from the Division of Fam
ily and Children’s Services to a
permanent guardian. A free
copy of the petition may be ob
tained from the Clerk of the Ju
venile 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.
On the 3rd day of November
2020 at 11:30 A.M. you are
commanded to be and appear
at the DeKalb County Juvenile
Court, 4309 Memorial Drive,
Decatur, Georgia 30032 or sign
Into your hearing using the
Zoom Meeting ID for Chief
Judge Vincent Crawford and
show cause why the request of
the Department to grant per
manent guardianship of the
above-named child should not
be granted. You need to con
tact the DeKalb County Juven
ile Court to receive further in
struction on how to participate
in the hearing prior to this date,
The website for the court is
www.dekalbiuvenilecourt.org.
The DeKalb County Juvenile
Court has resumed hearing
most cases. Hearings are
presently convened remotely,
via Zoom video conferencing,
The Court is operating via
video conferencing pursuant to
the Order Declaring a Judicial
Emergency. Said emergency
declaration was made pursu
ant to O.C.G.A. § 38-3-
60(2)(D), O.C.G.A. §38-3-61,
O.C.G.A. § 38-3-62, and
O.C.G.A. § 38-3-63 and is due
to the Coronavirus/COVID-19.
For more information regarding
a scheduled hearing, please
call or send mail to: Court Ad
ministration: 464-294-2777 and
Clerk’s Office: 678-409-4252,
DeKalb County Juvenile Court,
4309 Memorial Dive Decatur,
GA 30032.
You may file in the office of the
Clerk of this Court and serve
upon Petitioner’s attorney Gl
enda Harper, P.O. Box 191,
Clarkston, GA 30021. A party is
entitled to counsel in these pro
ceedings and the Court will ap
point an attorney for you if you
are unable, without undue fin
ancial hardship, to employ
counsel.
Witness: The Honorable Chief
Judge Vincent Crawford, this
1st day of October 2020.
Antoninette Brantley, Clerk, Ju
venile Court of DeKalb County
160-440321 10/22,10/29,11/5
11/12
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY.
In the interest of ++D.V., Sex:
M, DOB: 05-31-14, Case Num
ber 044-20J01871; D.K., Sex:
M, DOB: 11-09-11, Case Num
ber 044-20J01872++
TO: REBECCA LUCAS, Moth
er and ANJE VINCENT, Father
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or
der of this Court, you are
hereby notified that on or about
October 9, 2020, a Petition For
Permanent Guardianship was
filed in this Court by the Geor
gia Department of Human Ser
vices, through its agent,
DeKalb County Division of
Family and Children Services
(Division), whose address is
178 Sams Street, Decatur,
Georgia 30030, alleging the
whereabouts of the above-
named parties are unknown.
The above-named children are
in the temporary custody of the
Division pursuant to a prior or
der of the Court finding the chil
dren to be dependent. The Pe
tition asks the Court to place
the children under the perman
ent guardianship of a relative. A
free copy of the Petition may be
obtained from the Clerk of the
Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County, 4309 Memorial Drive,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, on
any day, Monday through Fri
day, between the hours 8:30
a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
You are hereby commanded to
be and appear at the DeKalb
County Juvenile Court, 4309
Memorial Drive, Decatur, Geor
gia 30030 on November 13,
2020 at 8:30 o’clock a.m. to
show cause why the request of
the Division to grant the guardi
anship should not be granted.
You may file in the office of the
Clerk of this Court and serve
upon Plaintiff’s attorney,
Eleasah Waller, ESQ. PO Box
360275; Decatur, Georgia
30036, within (30) days of the
date of the first publication,
your answer to the Division’s
Petition.
The putative father(s) shall lose
all rights to object to the ap
pointment of a permanent
guardian for the minor unless
he files an objection with the
court within 14 days of this no
tice and files a petition to legit
imate the minor within 30 days
of the hearing on the objection.
The Hearing is scheduled to be
held virtually. You may also ac
cess the DeKalb County Juven
ile Court website to obtain the
Zoom hearing ID. The website
address is www.dekalbiuvenile-
court.org You may also contact
the Clerk’s office at 678-409-
4252 for further information and
assistance accessing the virtu
al hearing.
A party is entitled to counsel in
these proceedings and the
Court will appoint an attorney
for you if you are unable,
without undue financial hard
ship to employ counsel. Notice
is hereby given that prior to a fi
nal hearing, a provisional hear
ing may be conducted by the
court pursuant to O.C.G.A. 15-
11-29. Findings of Fact and or
ders of disposition made at the
provisional hearing may be
come final at a final hearing un
less parties served by publica
tion appear at the final hearing.
WITNESS, the Honorable
Fatima El-Amin, Judge
This the 14th day of October,
2020.
Antoninette Johnson-Brantley,
CLERK OF COURT
Termination
170-439777 10/1,10/8,10/15
10/22
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
In the interest of
+ + C.E., Sex: M, DOB:
06/14/18, Case Number
19J02044++;
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
TO: JORDAN EHRLICH,
MOTHER, and ALL
KNOWN/UNKNOWN AND UN
NAMED PUTATIVE, LEGAL or
BIOLOGICAL FATHERS,
WHOSE WHEREABOUTS
ARE UNKNOWN.
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or
der of this Court, you are
hereby notified that on or about
June 17, 2019, a Petition For
Termination of Parental Rights
was filed in this Court by the
Georgia Department of Human
Services, through its agent,
DeKalb County Division of
Family and Children Services
(hereinafter referred to as “the
Division”), whose address is
2300 Parklake Drive NE, At
lanta, DeKalb County, Georgia
30345, alleging the where
abouts of the above-named
parties are unknown. The
above-named child is in the
temporary custody of the Divi
sion pursuant to a prior order of
the Court finding the child to be
dependent. The Petition asks
the Court to terminate parental
rights and obligations of the
parents, with respect to the
child arising out of the parental
relationship, including the right
to inheritance, and that the
child be committed to the Geor
gia Department of Human Ser
vices 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 30030, on
any day, Monday through Fri
day, between the hours 8:30
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Please con
tact the Clerk’s office at 678-
409-4252 or email
piojuvenile@dekalbcountyga.g
ov for information regarding
electronic filing and virtual ac
cess.
You are hereby commanded to
be and appear at the DeKalb
County Juvenile Court, 4309
Memorial Drive, Decatur, Geor
gia 30030 by person or via
Zoom (Zoom ID 963-656-
85416) on
December 7, 2020 at 9:00
o’clock a.m., before Judge
Linda Bratton Haynes to show
cause why the request of the
Division to grant the Termina
tion of Parental Rights should
not be granted. Due to the pan
demic caused by COVID-19
this matter may be held virtu
ally via Zoom. In addition, com
puter access will be available at
the DeKalb County Juvenile
Court if needed.
You may file in the office of the
Clerk of this Court and serve
upon Petitioner’s Attorney,
Leslie Y. Abbott, PO Box 3306;
Decatur, Georgia 30031, within
sixty (60) days of the date of
the first publication, your an
swer to the Division’s petition.
The putative father(s) shall lose
all rights to the child and will
not be entitled to object to the
termination of his 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. Pursuant to O.C.G.A.
§15-11-283
A party is entitled to counsel in
these proceedings and the
Court will appoint an attorney
for you if you are unable,
without undue financial hard
ship to employ counsel. Notice
is hereby given that a provi
sional hearing may be conduc
ted on the date listed above 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 final at a final hearing
unless parties served by public
ation appear at the final hear
ing.
WITNESS, the Honorable Vin
cent C. Crawford, Judge
This the 24th day of Septem
ber, 2020.
Antoninette L. Brantley,
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
Name Change
200-439778 10/1,10/8,10/15
10/22
SUPERIOR COURT DEKALB
COUNTY GEORGIA
Civil Action
Case Number
++20FM6628++
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF ADULT
Carol Ann Simon filed a peti
tion in the Superior Court of
DeKalb County on 9/21/2020 to
change the name from: Carol
Ann Simon to Carrson P. Si
mon Any interested party has
the right to appear in this case
and file objections within 30
days after the Petition was
filed.
Dated: 9/21/2020
Isl Carol Ann Simon
Petitioner, Pro se
Carol Ann Simon
2880 Country Squire LN
Decatur,GA 30033
200-439932 10/15,10/22,10/29
11/5JH
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In The Superior Court
of DeKalb County
State of Georgia
Civil Action File#
++20FM6541++
You are hereby notified that
on 9/1/2020, Werku Mengistu,
filed a Petition to Change
Name in the Superior Court of
DeKalb County. Werku Men
gistu desires to change his/ her
name from Werku Mengistu to
Worku Mengistu.
Any interested party has the
right to appear in this case and
file objections within 30 days
after the Petition to Change
name was filed.
Signed this 9/1/2020.
Werku Mengistu,
Petitioner Pro se
3547 Old Chamblee Tucker Rd
Apt E
Atlanta, GA 30340
200-440039 10/8,10/15,10/22,
10/29
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF ADULT
DeKalb County Superior Court
State of Georgia
Civil Action Case Number
++20FM6831++
Pamela Tawana Davis filed a
petition in the DeKalb County
Superior Court on 9/29/2020, to
change the name from: Pamela
Tawana Davis to Pamela
Tawana Boyd.
Any interested party has the
right to appear in this case and
file objections within 30 days
after the Petition was filed.
Dated: 9/28/2020
Pamela Tawana Davis
Petitioner, Pro se
634 Stonebridge Loop
Lithonia, GA 30058
Debra DeBerry
Clerk of Superior Court
200-440079 10/15,10/22,10/29
11/5
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE
OF GEORGIA
CIVIL ACTION FILE NO.
++20FM6933++
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF A MINOR
CHILD
STATE OF GEORGIA
DeKalb County
Notice is hereby given that In-
daue leda Giriboni de Mello, by
and through her undersigned
counsel, filed Petition for a
Name Change of a Minor Child
in the Superior Court of DeKalb
County, Georgia on the5thday
of October, 2020, praying for a
change in the name of minor
child from Chloe lara Giriboni
de Mello Hughes Hall to Chloe
Mello Hall.
Notice is hereby given pursu
ant to law to any interested or
affected party to appear in said
Court and to file objections to
such name change. Objections
must be filed with said Court
within 30 days of the filing of
said petition.
This 5th day of October, 2020
VANLANDUYT GREER, LLC
160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite
450
Decatur, Georgia 30030
404-373-9446
Isl Denise D. VanLanduyt
Attorney for Petitioner
200-440080 10/15,10/22,10/29
11/5
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE
OF GEORGIA
CIVIL ACTION FILE NUMBER:
++20FM6913++
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF ADULT
Petitioner having filed a peti
tion in the Dekalb County Su
perior Court on 10/1/2020, to
change the name from Maria
Elizabeth Lianne Rodriguez
Cabonce to Maria Elizabeth Li
anne Rodriguez Cabonce-
Fletcher. Any interested party
has the right to appear in this
case and file objections within
30 days after the Petition was
filed.
This 10/2/2020.
Isl Brett W. Clark
Attorney for Petitioner
Law Office of Brett W. Clark,
P.C.
P.O. Box 813641 Smyrna, GA
30081
200-440081 10/15,10/22,10/29
11/5
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In re:
MICHAEL BALDWIN
MAUGHON
Petition to Change Name to
Petitioner.
Civil Action File No.
++20FM6983++
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF ADULT
Michael Baldwin Maughon filed
a Petition in the Superior Court
of DeKalb County on the 6th
day of October, 2020, to
change Petitioner’s name from
Michael Baldwin Maughon to
Callendra Baldwin Maughon
Notice is hereby given pursu
ant to law to any interested or
affected party to appear in said
Court and to file objections to
such name change. Any inter
ested party has the right to ap
pear in this case and file objec
tions within 30 days after the
Petition was filed.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
this 6th day of October, 2020.
KITCHENS NEW CLEGHORN.
LLC
By: Isl John A. DiNatale
JOHN A. DiNATALE, ESQ.
Ga. State Bar No. 776464
2973 Hardman Court NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
678-244-2880 - Telephone
678-244-2883 - Facsimile
john.dinatale@knclawfirm.com
Attorney for Petitioner
200-440152 10/15,10/22,10/29
11/5JHC
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF ADULT
DoKalb County Suparior Court
State of Georgia
Civil Action Case Number
++20FM6337++
April Billingsley Williams filed
a petition in the DeKalb County
Superior Court on September
3, 2020, to change the name
from: April Billingsley Williams
to April Elizabeth Billingsley-
Williams.
Any interested party has the
right to appear in this case and
file objections within 30 days
after the Petition was filed.
Dated: September 3,2020
April Billingsley Williams
Petitioner, Pro se
383 East Side Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Debra DeBerry
Cleric of Superior Court