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Newspaper Page TextTHE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, FEBRYARY 15-21, 2024 Page 21 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 9970-509- 5447) on February 15, 2024, at 9:30 o’clock a.m., before Judge De siree Sutton Peagler to show cause why the request of the Division to cease reunification services and appoint perman ent guardian(s) should not be granted. You are entitled to ob ject either to the establishment of a permanent guardianship or to the selection of the petition er as permanent guardian, or both. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 29-2-15. Biological Father(s) you will lose all rights to object to the appointment of a per manent guardian for the minor if you do not file an objection with the Court within 14 days of the notice and file a petition to legitimate the minor within 30 days of the hearing on the ob jection. Due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 this mat ter may be held virtually via Zoom. In addition, computer 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, Jerry W. Thacker, PO. Box 83480 Conyers, Georgia 30013, within sixty (10) days of the date of the second publica tion, your answer and/or objec tion to the Division's petition. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 29-2-17 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 De siree Sutton Peagler This the 18th day of August 2023 Antoninette L. Brantley, Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb County 160-482346 1/25,2/1,2/8,2/15 NOTICE TO APPEAR STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY. In the interest of: ++L.S., Sex: M, DOB: 1/08/23, Age: 11 MQS., Case Number 23J00161++, NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS TO: JAQUAN SILMON, MOTH ER, WALTER ALLEN, PUTAT IVE FATHER, and ALL KNOWN, UNKNOWN, AND UNNAMED PUTATIVE, LEG AL or BIOLOGICAL FATHERS of the above-named child, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN. GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or der of this Court, you are hereby notified that a NON-RE- UNIFICATION CASE PLAN was filed on January 17, 2024 in the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County by the Georgia Depart ment of Human Services, through its agent, DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services (hereinafter referred to as “the Division”), whose address is 2300 Park- lake Drive NE, Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia 30345 al leging the whereabouts of the above mentioned partie(s) are unknown. The above-named child(ren) is in the temporary custody of the Division pursu ant to a prior order of the Court finding the child(ren) to be de pendent. The NON-REUNIFIC ATION Case Plan asks the Court to is sue an order authorizing the Di vision to cease providing reuni fication services to the parents. At said hearing, the Court will review and consider the Divi sion’s recommended perman ency plan of concurrent non-re- unification and adoption sub mitted by the Division pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-231, §15- 11-203, §15-11-204. A free copy of the Order 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 ovfor 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 via Zoom (Zoom ID 581 751 2155) on February 20, 2024 at 9:30 o’clock a.m., be fore Judge Temika Murry to show cause why the request of the Division of the above- named child should not be granted. Due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 this mat ter may be held virtually via Zoom. In addition, computer 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. 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 LindaBratton Haynes,Judge This the 17th day of January, 2024. Antoninette L. Brantley, Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb County 160-482501 2/1,2/8,2/15,2/22 NOTICE TO APPEAR STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY In the interest of I.H., Sex: M. DOB: 08/08/23, ++Case Number: 23J02632++; NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS TO: KEWANNICA HOGAN, mother, ISAAC THOMAS, pu tative father, and ALL KNOWN, UNKNOWN, AND UNNAMED PUTATIVE, LEGAL or BIOLO GICAL 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 Novem ber 13, 2023 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 parties are unknown. The Peti tioner 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 9970-509- 5447) on March 6, 2024, at 9:00 o’clock a.m.. before Judge Desiree Sutton Peagler, to show cause why the request of the Division regarding legal custody of the above-named children should not be granted. This matter may be held virtually via Zoom. In addition, computer 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, Jerry W. Thacker, PO. Box 83480 Conyers, Georgia 30013, within sixty (60) days of the date of the first publication, your answer 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 De siree Sutton Peagler, Judge This the 19th day of January 2023 Antoninette L. Brantley, Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb County 160-482502 2/1,2/8,2/15,2/22 NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF: ++FILE NO. @990380545 J.A. SEX: M DOB: 09/02/2023 CASE NO. 23J02065++ CHILD SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THIS COURT To Lashanetta Archie, mother of said child, and any other un known/unnamed biologi-cal, legal or putative father(s) whereabouts unknown. Greetings: Pursuant to an Or der of this Court dated Novem ber 30, 2023, you are hereby notified that a Dependency Pe tition was filed against you in this Court by the Georgia De- part-ment of Human Services, through its agent, the DeKalb County Division of Family and Chil-dren’s Services, alleging that the whereabouts of the parents of the above-named child are un-known. The Peti tion asks the Court to grant temporary legal custody of the above-named child to the Divi sion on the grounds that the child is dependent as that term is defined by O.C.G.A. sec-tion 15-11-2. A free copy of the peti tion be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County, 2300 Parklake Drive, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30345, on any day, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Judge Vincent C. Crawford (Zoom meeting ID # 861 360 8049) The Court is operating via video conferencing. This hear ing will be virtual. Your case is scheduled to occur on Febru ary 22,2024, at 10:30 a.m. You may sign into your hearing us ing the above Zoom Meeting ID, (or) you may contact Tav- aress Anderson at DeKalb Coun-ty Juvenile Court at (404) 294 2766 (office) or (470) 445- 0792 (cell) to receive further in structions on how to participate in your hearing. Please call at least one day before your scheduled hearing. The website for the court is: www.dekalbjuvenilecourt.org You are commanded to be and appear zia Zoom (ID number 861 360 8049) on the 22nd day of February 2024, at 10:30 a.m, for a final hearing to show cause why the request of the Division to adjudicate the above-named child should not be granted, and you may file in the of-fice of the Clerk of this Court and serve upon Petition er’s Attorney, Cynthia Roberts- Emory, P.O. Box 71757, Newn- an GA 30271, within sixty (30) days of the 7th of February 2023 your answer to the Divi sion’s Petition. Notice is hereby given that a fi nal hearing on the above-stated date and at the specified loca tion, will be conducted by the Court pursuant to O.C.G.A. section 15-11-29 on February 22, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. via re mote means Zoom. Witness: the Honorable Judge Vincent C. Crawford This 30th day of November 2023. Antoninette Johnson-Brantley Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb County 160-482596 2/8,2/15 NOTICE TO APPEAR STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY. In the interest of: ++M.R., Sex: M, DOB: 11/27/15, Age: 8, Case Num ber 22J01127++; NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS TO: HOSNE ARA, MOTHER, and ALL KNOWN/UNKNOWN AND UNNAMED PUTATIVE, LEGAL or BIOLOGICAL FATH ERS of the above named child, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or der of this Court you are hereby notified that on October 20, 2023 a Petition For Permanent Guardianship was filed in this Court by the Georgia Depart ment of Human Services, through its agent, DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services (Division), whose address is 2300 Park- lake Drive NE, Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia 30345, al leging the whereabouts of the above-named parties are un known. The above-named child is in the temporary custody of the Division pursuant to a prior order of the Court finding the child to be dependent. The Per manent Guardianship Petition asks that the Court appoint per manent guardian(s) for the chil dren with all the rights and du ties provided under O.C.G.A. §§ 29-2-21,20-2-22 and 29-2- 23, and administer the oath re quired of a guardian pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 20-2-24.). 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 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 Juvenile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Geor gia 30030 via Zoom (Zoom ID 581 751 2155) on February 21, 2024 at 10:00 o’clock a.m., be fore Judge Temika Murry to show cause why the request of the Department to cease reuni fication services and appoint permanent guardian(s) should not be granted. You may file in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Leslie Y. Abbott, PO Box 3306; Decatur, Georgia 30031, within (60) 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 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 Fatima El-Amin, Chief Judge This the 18th day of January, 2024. Antoninette Johnson-Brantley, CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT 160-4825972/8,2/15,2/22,2/29 NOTICE TO APPEAR STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY. In the interest of: + + I.S., Sex: F, DOB: 02/27/2020, Age: 02, Case Number: 22J02090 J.S., Sex: F, DOB: 07/01/2022, Age: 01, Case Number: 22J02091++ NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS TO: TORIE SIMMONS, MOTH ER, ANTHONY DAVIS, PU TATIVE FATHER, JASON CASH, PUTATIVE FATHER, and ALL KNOWN, UNKNOWN, AND UNNAMED PUTATIVE, LEGAL or BIOLOGICAL FATH ERS of the above-named chil dren, WHOSE WHERE ABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN. GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or der of this Court, you are hereby notified that a Perman ency Hearing is scheduled by the Court and the Georgia De partment 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 Or der asks the Court to review and consider the Division’s re commended permanency plan of concurrent reunification and adoption submitted by the Divi sion pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15- 11-232(d). A free copy of the Petition and prior court orders may be ob tained 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. Please contact the Clerk’s office at 678-409- 4252 or email pioiuvenile@dekalbcountyqa.q 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 at (963-656-85416) on February 12. 2024. at 9:00 o’clock a.m., before Judge Markeith Wilson for a show cause why the request of the Division regarding legal cus tody of the above-named chil dren should not be granted. 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 Fatima El- Amin, Judge This the 1st day of January, 2624. Antoninette L. Brantley, Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb County 160-482598 2/8,2/15,2/22,2/29 NOTICE TO APPEAR STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY. In the interest of: + + T.C., Sex: F, DOB: 11/30/2023 Age: 11 YRS., Case Number 23J02885++ NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS TO: TAMELA CAWTHON, MOTHER, and ALL KNOWN, UNKNOWN, AND UNNAMED PUTATIVE, LEGAL or BIOLO GICAL FATHERS of the above- named children, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UN KNOWN. GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or der of this Court, you are hereby notified that on October 3, 2023 a Petition of Depend ency was filed in this Court by the Georgia Department of Hu man Services, through its agent, with the DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services (hereinafter referred to as “the Division”), whose ad dress is 2300 Parklake Drive NE, Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia 30345, alleging the whereabouts of the above men tioned parties are unknown. The Petitioner asks the Court to transfer temporary legal cus tody of the above-named child to the Division of Family and Children Services on the grounds that the child is de pendent 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 pioiuvenile@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 March 11,2024, at 9:00 o'clock a.m., before Judge Markeith Wilson to show cause why the request of the Division regard ing legal custody of the above- named children should not be granted. Due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 this mat ter may be held virtually via Zoom. In addition, computer 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. 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-