THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, MARCH 7- 13, 2024
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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 29, 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 8th day of February
2024
Antoninette L. Brantley,
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
160-483289 2/29,3/7,3/14,3/21
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
In the interest of
++K.H., Sex: F. DOB: 11/26/09,
Case Number: 23J01527; M.S.,
Sex: M. DOB: 09/12/20, Case
Number: 23J01529; A.S., Sex:
F. DOB: 05/24/14, Case Num
ber: 23J01528++;
NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY
PROCEEDINGS
TO: Kaitlyn Sutherland, mother,
Marley Sapp, father, Shawn
McCoy, father, Reginald
Hollins, 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 on June 20,
2023 a Petition of Dependency
was filed in this Court by the
Georgia Department of Human
Services, through its agent,
with the DeKalb County Divi
sion 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 chil
dren to the Division of Family
and Children Services on the
grounds that the children are
dependent as that term is
defined by O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
2(22). In addition, at said hear
ing, the Court will review and
consider the health and safety
of the children pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-216; and the
Court will review and consider
the Division’s recommended
permanency plan submitted by
the Division pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-200,
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-201,
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-210, and
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-211 .
A free copy of the Petition, pre
vious court orders and the So
cial Services Case Plan 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
April 3, 2024, at 9:30 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
2024
Antoninette L. Brantley,
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County
160-483290 2/29,3/7,3/14,3/21
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
In the Interest of:
++M.T., SEX: M, DOB:
06/20/2020 K.T., SEX: M
DOB: 07/06/2019 File Number:
990378643; Case Nos:
24J00125.126 + +
TO: NITAYA TORRANCE (BIO
LOGICAL MOTHER), WHERE
ABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN.
GREETINGS: All are hereby
notified that a Petition for Legit
imation was filed in this Court
by Mr. ENRIQUE SHREVE.,
through his attorney, Willie
Hamilton, Esq., PO Box 1,
Avondale Estates, GA 30002. A
copy of the petition may be ob
tained from the Clerk of the Ju
venile Court of DeKalb County,
4309 Memorial Dr, Decatur, GA
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
appear at the DeKalb County
Juvenile Court 4309 Memorial
Dr, Decatur, GA 30032 on the
date April 17, 2024, to show
cause why the request of EN
RIQUE SHREVE should not be
granted, and you may file in the
office of the Clerk of this Court
and serve upon Petitioner’s at
torney, Mr. Willie Hamilton, PO
Box 1, Avondale Estates, GA
30002, within sixty days (60)
your answer to the Petitioner’s
Petition.
The Respondent shall lose all
rights to object to the reques
ted Petition for Legitimation and
the Court can enter an order on
these matters.
This the 22nd of February
2024.
Isl Willie Hamilton
Attorney for Petitioner
160-483450 3/7,3/14,3/21,3/28
IN THE INTEREST OF FILE
NO. ++990380265, 990380266,
9903800267 KHLOE HOLLINS
SEX: FDOB: 11/26/09CASE#
23J01527AVA SUTHERLAND
SEX: F DOB: 05/27/14 CASE #
23J01528 MARLEY SAPP
SEX: M DOB: 09/12/20 CASE#
23J01529++
Child/Children Under the Age of
18
NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY
PROCEEDINGS
TO: Katlyn Sutherland, biolo
gical mother and putative fath
ers, Reggie Hollins, Shawn Mc
Coy, and Marlon Sapp and any
known/unknown, named/un
named biological, putative,
and/or legal father, of the
above-named child, WHOSE
WHEREABOUTS ARE UN
KNOWN:
GREETINGS: Pursuant to an
Order of this Court dated Janu
ary 19, 2024, you are hereby
notified that a Dependency Pe
tition was filed against you in
this Court by the Georgia De
partment of Human Resources,
through its agent, the DeKalb
County Division of Family and
Children Services
(Department), alleging that the
whereabouts of the biological
parents of the above-named
child are unknown. The Peti
tion asks the Court to find that
the child is a dependent child
as defined by O.C.G.A. sec.
15-11-2 (22). A free copy of the
petition may be obtained from
the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
of DeKalb County, 4309 Me
morial Dr., 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
appear at the DeKalb County
Juvenile Court 4309 Memorial
Dr., Decatur, Georgia 30032,
on the 3rd of April 2024 at 9:30
o’clock a.m. to show cause why
the request of the Department
regarding legal custody of the
above-named child should not
be granted. This matter will be
held virtually via Zoom. Com
puter access is available at the
DeKalb County Juvenile Court
if needed. The Zoom ID num
ber for this hearing is 9970-
509-5447. You may file in the
office of the Clerk of this Court
and serve upon Petitioner’s at
torney, Jerry W. Thacker, at
PO. Box 83480 Conyers, Geor
gia 30013. A party is entitled
counsel in these proceedings
and the Court will appoint an
attorney for you if you are un
able, without undue financial
hardship, to employ counsel.
WITNESS, the Honorable De
siree Sutton Peagler, Judge
This 19th day of January, 2024.
ISI Antoinette Johnson-Brantley
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
Termination
170-482823 2/15,2/22,2/29,3/7
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF: FILE
NO.:+++990372884,114947 J.
C. E. SEX:F DOB:08-22-18
CASE#24J00013 A. C. SEX:F
DOB:08-03-19
CASE#24J00014++
Children Under 18 Years of
Age
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
TO: Johanna Espinosa, the bio
logical mother and any unknow
unnamed, putative, biological
or legal father WHOSE
WHEREABOUTS ARE UN
KNOWN:
GREETINGS: Pursuant to an
Order of this Court dated Janu
ary 3, 2024, you are hereby no
tified that a Petition for Termin
ation 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 Division of Family and
Children Services (Division),
located at 2300 Parklake Dr.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30345 al
leging that the whereabouts of
the biological mother and fath
er and the identity and where
abouts of any unknown putat
ive father 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 termin
ate the parental rights and ob
ligations of the parents, with re
spect to the children, and of the
children to them arising out of
the parental relationship, in
cluding the right to inheritance,
and that the children be com
mitted to the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Services, with
the right to proceed for adop
tion. A free copy of the petition
may be obtained from the Clerk
of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County, 4309 Memorial Dr.,
Decatur, Georgia 30032, on
any day, Monday through Fri
day, between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
You are commanded to be and
appear at the DeKalb County
Juvenile Justice Center, 4309
Memorial Dr., Decatur, Geor
gia 30032 on the 17th day of
April 2024 at 1:30 p.m. to show
cause why the request of the
Division to terminate your par
ental rights to the above-named
child should not be granted.
This hearing will be held virtu
ally via ZOOM at the same date
and time listed above. The
ZOOM ID number for this hear
ing is 9970-509-5447. Com
puters 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 at
torney, Jerry W. Thacker, PO.
Box 83480 Conyers, Georgia
30013 prior to April 17, 2024,
your answer to the Divisions’
Petition.
The biological fathers may lose
all rights to the children and the
Court may enter an order ter
minating all such father’s rights
to the child and such father
may not object to the termina
tion of his parental rights un
less, within thirty (30) from the
receipt of this Petition, unless
he files a petition to legitimate
the children and files notice of
the filing of the petition to legit
imate with the DeKalb County
Juvenile Court.
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.
WITNESS, the Honorable De
siree Sutton Peagler
This 1st day of February 2024.
ISI Antoninette Brantley
Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb
County Georgia
170-483048 2/22,2/29,3/7,3/14
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY. In the in
terest of ++B.B. aka A.B., Sex:
M Age: 3 YRS. DOB: 11-16-
2021, Case Number 24J00123;
B. aka B.B. aka A.B., Sex: M,
Age: 1 YR. DOB: 12-28-2022,
Case Number 24J00124++
TO: KRISTIN BROOKSHIRE,
Mother and ALL KNOWN/UN
KNOWN AND UNNAMED PU
TATIVE, LEGAL or BIOLOGIC
AL FATHERS
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or
der of this Court, you are
hereby notified that on or about
January 22, 2024, 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 Service
(Division or DFCS), whose ad
dress is 2300 Parklake Drive
NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, al
leging the whereabouts of the
above-named parties are un
known. The above-named chil
dren are in the temporary cus
tody of the Division pursuant to
a prior order of the Court find
ing the children to be depend
ent. The Petition asks the Court
to terminate parental rights and
obligations of the parent(s),
with respect to the children,
arising out of the parental rela
tionship, including the right to
inheritance, and that the chil
dren 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 Me
morial 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 on April 26, 2024 at
9:00 o’clock a.m. to show
cause why the request of the
Division to grant the termina
tion should not be granted. The
Hearing is scheduled to be held
virtually; a computer will be
made available at the court
house to access the virtual
hearing if needed. You may
also access the DeKalb County
Juvenile Court website to ob
tain the Zoom hearing ID. The
website address is www.dekal-
bjuvenilecourt.org You may
also contact the Clerk’s office
at 678-409-4252 for further in
formation and assistance ac
cessing the virtual hearing.
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 thirty (30) days of
the date of the first publication,
your answer to the Division’s
Petition. You may contact the
Clerk’s office at 678-409-4252
for assistance with electronic fil
ing.
The putative father(s) shall lose
all rights to the child and the
Court will enter an Order ter
minating all such 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 legitim
ate with the DeKalb County Ju
venile Court.
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 February,
2024.
Antoninette Johnson-Brantley,
CLERK OF COURT
170-483291 2/29,3/7,3/14,3/21
NOTICE TO APPEAR
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DEKALB
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY. In the in
terest of
++M.H., Sex: M, Age: 2 YRS,
DOB: 11-21-2021, Case Num
ber 044-24J00122++
TO: TIYA HUDSON, MOTHER
and JAYDEN IVEY, FATHER
and ALL KNOWN/UNKNOWN
AND UNNAMED PUTATIVE,
LEGAL or BIOLOGICAL FATH
ERS
GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or
der of this Court, you are
hereby notified that on or about
January 19, 2024, a Petition
For Termination of Parental
Rights was filed in this Court by
the Georgia Department of Hu
man Services, through its
agent, DeKalb County Division
of Family and Children Service
(Division or DFCS), whose ad
dress is 2300 Parklake Drive
NE, Atlanta, 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 Pe
tition asks the Court to termin
ate parental rights and obliga
tions of the parent(s), with re
spect to the child, arising out of
the parental relationship, in
cluding the tight to inheritance,
and that the child be commit
ted to the Georgia Department
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 30030, on
any day, Monday through Fri
day, between the hours 8:30
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. You may
also contact the Clerk’s office
at 678-409-4252 for further in
formation regarding virtual fil
ing and access.
You are hereby commanded to
be and appear at the DeKalb
County Juvenile Court, 4309
Memorial Drive, Decatur, Geor
gia 30030 on April 26, 2024 at
9:00 o’clock a.m. to show
cause why the request of the
Division to grant the termina
tion 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 thirty (30) days of
the date of the first publication,
your answer to the Division’s
Petition. The Hearing may be
conducted virtually. Please
contact the Court for instruc
tions on accessing the virtual
Hearing.
The putative father(s) may lose
all rights to the child and the
Court will enter an Order ter
minating all such 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 legitim
ate with the DeKalb County Ju
venile Court.
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
orders 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, Chief Judge
This the 20th day of February,
2024.
Antoninette Johnson-Brantley,
CLERK OF COURT
Local Legislation
180-483451 3/7
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
INTRODUCE LOCAL
LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be
introduced at the 2024 regular
session of the General As
sembly of Georgia a bill to
amend an Act to ++create and
establish in DeKalb County,
Georgia, districts from which
the members of the County
Board of Education of DeKalb
County shall be elected++, ap
proved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L.
1963, p. 3424), as amended;
and for other purposes.
180-483452 3/7
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
INTRODUCE LOCAL
LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be
introduced at the 2024 regular
session of the General As
sembly of Georgia a bill to
++amend an Act to incorporate
the City of Brookhaven++, in
DeKalb County, approved April
16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p.
5527), as amended; and for
other purposes.
