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770-535-1199 www.gainesvilletimes.com The Times, Gainesville, Georgia Midweek Edition-March 1-2,2023
7C
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF HALL COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST
OF:
P.B.
YOB: 2009
SEX: FEMALE
A CHILD
CASE NUMBER:
22001136
NOTICE OF
PUBLICATION
TO: BENJAMIN SMITH,
A FATHER OF THE
ABOVE-NAMED CHILD
By order for service
by publication dated
the 8th day of February,
2023, you are hereby
notified that on the
13th day of December,
2022, the Hall County
Department of Family
and Children Services
filed a Petition for
Temporary Custody
(Dependency) against
you as to P.B. A copy
of the Petition can be
obtained at the Juvenile
Court of Hall County
located at 116 Spring
Street SE, Hall County
Courthouse Annex,
Gainesville, Georgia
30501.
This Court will
conduct (conducted) a
provisional hearing on
the above-styled matter
pursuant to O.C.G.A.
§§15-11-163 on the
17th day of February,
2023, at 8:30 a.m., in
the Juvenile Court
located at 116 Spring
Street SE, Hall County
Courthouse Annex,
Gainesville, Georgia
30501. The findings of
fact and interlocutory
orders made shall
become final without
further evidence at the
final hearing unless
you appear at the final
hearing.
This matter has been
set for final hearing on
the 27th day of March,
2023, at 8:30 a.m., in
the Juvenile Court of
Hall County located at
116 Spring Street SE,
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
Under O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
262, you, as Respondent,
are entitled to
representation by legal
counsel. In the event
that you are unable
to hire an attorney to
represent you, and if
you are indigent, as
that term is defined
in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
2(38), then you must
IMMEDIATELY contact
the Office for Indigent
Defense at (770) 531-
7086 and the Clerk of
the Juvenile Court in
Hall County, Renee
Orr, at (770) 531-
6927 and request the
appointment of counsel
to represent you at
these proceedings.
WITNESS, the
Honorable Amber R.
Sowers, Judge of said
Court, this the 8th day
of February, 2023.
Araceli Caballero
(DEPUTY)CLERK
HALL COUNTY
JUVENILE COURT
GAINESVILLE,
GEORGIA
118426 2/22, 3/1,8,15
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF HALL COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST
OF:
I .A.
YOB: 2014
SEX: MALE
CASE NUMBER:
2300109
J.C.
YOB: 2017
SEX: MALE
CASE NUMBER: 2300110
CHILDREN UNDER THE
AGE
OF EIGHTEEN
NOTICE OF
PUBLICATION
TO: DAVID RIVERA, A
FATHER OF THE ABOVE-
NAMED CHILDREN
By order for service
by publication dated
the 2nd day of February,
2023, you are hereby
notified that on the
2nd day of February,
2023, the Hall County
Department of Family
and Children Services
filed a Petition for
Temporary Custody
(Dependency) against
you as to I.A. and J.C.
A copy of the Petition
can be obtained at the
Juvenile Court of Hall
County located at 116
Spring Street SE, Hall
County Courthouse
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Annex, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
This Court will
conduct (conducted) a
provisional hearing on
the above-styled matter
pursuant to O.C.G.A.
§§15-11-163 on the
10th day of March,
2023 at 1:30 p.m., in
the Juvenile Court
located at 116 Spring
Street SE, Hall County
Courthouse Annex,
Gainesville, Georgia
30501. The findings of
fact and interlocutory
orders made shall
become final without
further evidence at the
final hearing unless
you appear at the final
hearing.
This matter has been
set for final hearing on
the 10th day of March,
2023 at 1:30 p.m., in
the Juvenile Court of
Hall County located at
116 Spring Street SE,
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
Under O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
262,you, as Respondent,
are entitled to
representation by legal
counsel. In the event
that you are unable
to hire an attorney to
represent you, and if
you are indigent, as
that term is defined
in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
2(38), then you must
IMMEDIATELY contact
the Office for Indigent
Defense at (770) 531-
7086 and the Clerk of
the Juvenile Court in
Hall County, Renee
Orr, at (770) 531-
6927 and request the
appointment of counsel
to represent you at
these proceedings.
WITNESS, the
Honorable Joe R. Diaz,
Judge of said Court, this
the 2nd day of February,
2023.
Diana McCafferty
(DEPUTY)CLERK
HALL COUNTY
JUVENILE COURT
GAINESVILLE,
GEORGIA
118211 2/15,22, 3/1,8
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF HALL COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST
OF:
H.K.
YOB: 2011
SEX: MALE
CASE NUMBER: 2201170
W.S.
YOB: 2013
SEX: MALE
CASE NUMBER:
2201171
CHILDREN
NOTICE OF
PUBLICATION
TO: TODD SMITH, A
FATHER OF THE ABOVE-
NAMED CHILDREN
By order for service
by publication dated
the 3rd day of February,
2023, you are hereby
notified that on the
16th day of December,
2023, the Hall County
Department of Family
and Children Services
filed a Petition for
Temporary Custody
(Dependency) against
you as to H.K.and W.S.
A copy of the Petition
can be obtained at the
Juvenile Court of Hall
County located at 116
Spring Street SE, Hall
County Courthouse
Annex, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
This Court will conduct
a provisional hearing on
the above-styled matter
pursuant to O.C.G.A.
§§15-11-163 on the
27th day of March,
2023, at 8:30 a.m., in
the Juvenile Court
located at 116 Spring
Street SE, Hall County
Courthouse Annex,
Gainesville, Georgia
30501. The findings of
fact and interlocutory
orders made shall
become final without
further evidence at the
final hearing unless
you appear at the final
hearing.
This matter has been
set for final hearing on
the 27th day of March
2023, at 8:30 a.m., in
the Juvenile Court of
Hall County located at
116 Spring Street SE,
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
Under O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
262,you, as Respondent,
are entitled to
representation by legal
counsel. In the event
that you are unable
to hire an attorney to
represent you, and if
you are indigent, as
that term is defined
in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
2(38), then you must
IMMEDIATELY contact
the Office for Indigent
Defense at (770) 531-
7086 and the Clerk of
the Juvenile Court in
Hall County, Renee
Orr, at (770) 531-
6927 and request the
appointment of counsel
to represent you at
these proceedings.
WITNESS, the
Honorable Alison W.
Toller, Judge of said
Court, this the 3rd day
of February, 2023.
_Emily Donaldson
(DEPUTY)CLERK
HALL COUNTY JUVENILE
COURT
GAINESVILLE,
GEORGIA
118160 2/15,22, 3/1,8
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF HALL COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST
OF:
O.J.
YOB: 2022
SEX: FEMALE CASE
NUMBER:2300140
K.H.
YOB: 2020
SEX: MALE CASE
NUMBER: 2300139
CHILDREN
SUMMONS AND
NOTICE OF THE FILING
OF A PETITION FOR
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
TO: JAMES GERALD RAY
HARRIS, RESPONDENT
AND ALL INTERESTED
PARTIES
IT APPEARING that a
Petition for Termination
of Parental Rights
seeking an order
terminating your
parental rights has been
presented to this Court
and filing of the petition
is found to be in the
best interest of the
children and the public,
let the same be filed. A
copy of the Petition for
Termination of Parental
Rights can be obtained
at the clerk's office of the
Juvenile Court of Hall
County, located at the
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, 116 Spring
Street SE, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
Under the provisions
of O.C.G.A. § 15-11-284,
the effect of an order
terminatingthe parental
rights of a parent under
this article is without
limit as to duration
and terminates all the
rights with respect to
the children and all
rights of the children
to the parent arising
from the parental
relationship. The
parent is not thereafter
entitled to notice of
the proceedings for the
adoption of the children
by another, nor does
the parent have any
right to object to the
adoption or otherwise
to participate in the
proceedings.
NOTICE OF EFFECT
OF TERMINATION
JUDGMENT: Georgia
law provides that you
can permanently lose
your rights as a parent.
A petition to terminate
parental rights has been
filed requesting the
court to terminate your
parental rights to your
child. A court hearing
of your case has been
scheduled for the 28th
day of April 2023, at
1:30 p.m. at the Juvenile
Court of Hall County. If
you fail to appear, the
court can terminate
your rights in your
absence. If the court
at the trial finds that
the facts set out in the
petition to terminate
parental rights are true
and that termination
of your rights will serve
the best interests of
your child, the court
can enter a judgment
ending your rights
to your child. If the
judgment terminates
your parental rights, you
will no longer have any
rights to your child. This
means that you will not
have the right to visit,
contact, or have custody
of your child or make
any decisions affecting
your child or your child's
earnings or property.
Your child will be legally
freed to be adopted
by someone else. Even
if your parental rights
are terminated: (1) You
will still be responsible
for providing financial
support (child support
payments) for your
child's care unless
and until your child
is adopted; and (2)
Your child can still
inherit from you unless
and until your child
is adopted. This is a
very serious matter.
You should contact an
attorney immediately
so that you can be
prepared for the court
hearing. You have the
right to hire an attorney
and to have him or her
represent you. If you
cannot afford to hire
an attorney, the court
will appoint an attorney
if the court finds that
you are an indigent
person. Whether or
not you decide to hire
an attorney, you have
the right to attend the
hearing of your case, to
call witnesses on your
behalf, and to question
those witnesses
brought against you. If
you have any questions
concerning this notice,
you may call the
telephone number of
the clerk's office which
is (770) 531-6927 or
visit the Juvenile Court
Clerk's Office at the Hall
County Courthouse
Annex located at
116 Spring Street SE
Gainesville, GA 30501.
You may apply for an
attorney by calling the
Indigent Defense Office
at (770) 531-7086 or
visiting their office on
the 2nd floor of the Hall
County Courthouse.
Pursuant to the
provisions of O.C.G.A.
§§ 15-11-281 and 282,
a copy of the Petition
for Termination of
Parental Rights and this
Summons and Order
shall be served upon
you, the Respondent,
at least thirty (30) days
before the time set for a
hearing.
Should you be a
putative father, a
biological father who
is not the legal father
of the above-named
children, then pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
283(c), you are hereby
advised that you may
lose all rights to O.J.
and K.H. and will not
be entitled to object to
the termination of your
rights to the children
unless, within thirty (30)
days of receipt of this
notice, you file:
(1) A petition to
legitimate the children
pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
19-7-22; and
(2) Notice of the filing
of the petition to
legitimate with the
Juvenile Court of Hall
County.
Should you be a
putative father, a
biological father who
is not the legal father
of the above-named
children, then pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-
283(e), then you may
lose all rights to the
children and this Court
may enter an order
terminating all of your
parental rights to the
children and you may
not thereafter object
to the termination
of your rights to the
above-named children
if pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
15-11-283(e) you:
(1) Do not timely file a
petition to legitimate
and give notice
pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
15-11 -283(c);
(2) File a legitimation
petition, which is
subsequently dismissed
for failure to prosecute;
(3) File a legitimation
petition and the
action is subsequently
concluded without a
court order declaring
a finding that you are
the legal father of the
children.
If JAMES GERALD RAY
HARRIS, the biological
father of the above-
named children fails
to file a Petition for
Legitimation or Notice of
the filing of the Petition
for Legitimation with
the Clerk of Juvenile
Court of Hall County
prior to the expiration
of 30 (thirty) days, the
Court may enter an
Order Terminating the
Father's Parental Rights
at the pretrial hearing.
The Court will conduct
a pretrial hearing on
the 13th day of March
2023, at 8:30 a.m. at the
Juvenile Court of Hall
County located in the
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, 116 Spring Street
SE, Gainesville, Georgia
30501, to discuss any
possible stipulations,
documentary evidence,
number of witnesses
and other information
to promote Judicial
economy and the
presentation of this
matter before the Court.
NOW, therefore, you,
the parent of the above-
named children, are
hereby commanded to
be and appear on the
28th day of April 2023,
at 1:30 p.m. before the
Juvenile Court of Hall
County located in the
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, 116 Spring Street
SE, Gainesville, Georgia
30501, to answer the
allegations of the
Petition for Termination
of Parental Rights and to
show cause as to why an
order terminating your
parental rights should
not be granted. This
hearing is to consider
the termination of your
parental rights to the
above-named children.
Under O.C.G.A. §
15-11-262, you, as
Respondent, areentitled
to representation
by legal counsel. In
the event that you
are unable to hire an
attorney to represent
you, and if you are
indigent, as that term is
defined in O.C.G.A. § 15-
11-2(38), then you must
IMMEDIATELY contact
the Office for Indigent
Defense at (770) 531-
7086 and the Clerk of
the Juvenile Court in
Hall County at (770)531-
6927 and request the
appointment of counsel
to represent you at
these proceedings. The
Indigent Defense Office
is located on the 2nd
floor of the Hall County
Courthouse. The
Juvenile Court Clerk's
Office is located in the
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, 116 Spring
Street SE, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
SO ORDERED, this 15th
day of February 2023.
Alison W.Toller
Honorable Alison W.
Toller
Judge, Juvenile Court
Hall County, Georgia
Northeastern Judicial
Circuit
118535 2/22, 3/1,8,15
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF HALL COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST
OF:
O.J.
YOB: 2022
SEX: FEMALE CASE
NUMBER:2300140
K.H.
YOB: 2020
SEX: MALE CASE
NUMBER: 2300139
CHILDREN
SUMMONS AND
NOTICE OF THE FILING
OF A PETITION FOR
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
TO: MONICA JOHNSON,
RESPONDENT, AND
ALL INTERESTED
PARTIES
IT APPEARING that a
Petition for Termination
of Parental Rights
seeking an order
terminating your
parental rights has been
presented to this Court
and filing of the petition
is found to be in the
best interest of the
children and the public,
let the same be filed. A
copy of the Petition for
Termination of Parental
Rights can be obtained
at the clerk's office of the
Juvenile Court of Hall
County, located at the
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, 116 Spring
Street SE, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
Under the provisions
of O.C.G.A. § 15-11-284,
the effect of an order
terminatingthe parental
rights of a parent under
this article is without
limit as to duration
and terminates all the
rights with respect to
the children and all
rights of the children
to the parent arising
from the parental
relationship. The
parent is not thereafter
entitled to notice of
the proceedings for the
adoption of the children
by another, nor does
the parent have any
right to object to the
adoption or otherwise
to participate in the
proceedings.
NOTICE OF EFFECT
OF TERMINATION
JUDGMENT: Georgia
law provides that you
can permanently lose
your rights as a parent.
A petition to terminate
parental rights has been
filed requesting the
court to terminate your
parental rights to your
child. A court hearing
of your case has been
scheduled for the 28th
day of April, 2023, at
1:30 p.m. at the Juvenile
Court of Hall County. If
you fail to appear, the
court can terminate
your rights in your
absence. If the court
at the trial finds that
the facts set out in the
petition to terminate
parental rights are true
and that termination
of your rights will serve
the best interests of
your child, the court
can enter a judgment
ending your rights
to your child. If the
judgment terminates
your parental rights, you
will no longer have any
rights to your child. This
means that you will not
have the right to visit,
contact, or have custody
of your child or make
any decisions affecting
your child or your child's
earnings or property.
Your child will be legally
freed to be adopted
by someone else. Even
if your parental rights
are terminated: (1) You
will still be responsible
for providing financial
support (child support
payments) for your
child's care unless
and until your child
is adopted; and (2)
Your child can still
inherit from you unless
and until your child
is adopted. This is a
very serious matter.
You should contact an
attorney immediately
so that you can be
prepared for the court
hearing. You have the
right to hire an attorney
and to have him or her
represent you. If you
cannot afford to hire
an attorney, the court
will appoint an attorney
if the court finds that
you are an indigent
person. Whether or
not you decide to hire
an attorney, you have
the right to attend the
hearing of your case, to
call witnesses on your
behalf, and to question
those witnesses
brought against you. If
you have any questions
concerning this notice,
you may call the
telephone number of
the clerk's office which
is (770) 531-6927 or
visit the Juvenile Court
Clerk's Office at the Hall
County Courthouse
Annex located at
116 Spring Street SE
Gainesville, GA 30501.
You may apply for an
attorney by calling the
Indigent Defense Office
at (770) 531-7086 or
visiting their office on
the 2nd floor of the Hall
County Courthouse.
Pursuant to the
provisions of O.C.G.A.
§§ 15-11-281 and 282,
a copy of the Petition
for Termination of
Parental Rights and this
Summons and Order
shall be served upon
you, the Respondent,
at least thirty (30) days
before the time set for
a hearing. The Court
will conduct a pretrial
hearing on the 13th
day of March 2023, at
8:30 a.m. at the Juvenile
Court of Hall County
located in the Hall
County Courthouse
Annex, 116 Spring Street
SE, Gainesville, Georgia
30501, to discuss any
possible stipulations,
documentary evidence,
number of witnesses
and other information
to promote Judicial
economy and the
presentation of this
matter before the Court.
NOW, therefore, you,
the parent of the above-
named children, are
hereby commanded to
be and appear on the
28th day of April, 2023,
at 1:30 p.m. before the
Juvenile Court of Hall
County located in the
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, 116 Spring Street
SE, Gainesville, Georgia
30501, to answer the
allegations of the
Petition for Termination
of Parental Rights and to
show cause as to why an
order terminating your
parental rights should
not be granted. This
hearing is to consider
the termination of your
parental rights to the
above-named children.
Under O.C.G.A. §
15-11-262, you, as
Respondent, are entitled
to representation
by legal counsel. In
the event that you
are unable to hire an
attorney to represent
you, and if you are
indigent, as that term is
defined in O.C.G.A. § 15-
11-2(38), then you must
IMMEDIATELY contact
the Office for Indigent
Defense at (770) 531-
7086 and the Clerk of
the Juvenile Court in
Hall County at (770)531-
6927 and request the
appointment of counsel
to represent you at
these proceedings. The
Indigent Defense Office
is located on the 2nd
floor of the Hall County
Courthouse. The
Juvenile Court Clerk's
Office is located in the
Hall County Courthouse
Annex, 116 Spring
Street SE, Gainesville,
Georgia 30501.
SO ORDERED, this
15th day of February
2023.
Alison W.Toller
Honorable Alison W.
Toller
Judge, Juvenile Court
Hall County, Georgia
Northeastern Judicial
Circuit
118541 2/22, 3/1,8,15
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF HALL COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST
OF:
MELANIE ESPINOZA
DOB: 01/21/2015
SEX: FEMALE
A CHILD
CASE NUMBER: 2300129
TO:
VICTOR MANUEL
ESPINOZA RODRIGUEZ
GRANDFATHER OF THE
ABOVE-NAMED CHILD
NOTICE OF
PUBLICATION
By order for Service by
Publication dated the
10th day of February,
2023 you are hereby
notified that on the
10th day of February,
2023 the Petitioner,
Jessica Hall, filed a
Petition for Permanent
Guardianship,
requesting a permanent
guardian be appointed
to your minor
grandchild in the case
styles In Re: M.E. Case
No. 2300129. You are
one the Respondent(s).
Please note that You are
entitled to object either
to the establishment
of a permanent
guardianship or to
the selection of the
proposed permanent
guardian, or both. Any
objection shall be filed
in writing with the
Court within ten (10)
days of the personal
service, within fourteen
(14) days of the mailing
of the notice or within
ten days of the date of
the date of the second
publication of the
notice.
You may obtain a copy
of this Petition an no
cost to you at the Hall
County Clerk of Juvenile
Court, 116 Spring Street,
Gainesville, Georgia
30501.
You are required
to appear before the
Honorable Judge
Amber R. Sowers, Hall
County Juvenile Court,
116 Spring Street,
Gainesville, Georgia
30501 at 8:30 a.m on
the 10th day of April,
2023 for hearing to
answer the allegations
contained in the
Petition for Permanent
Guardianship.
118514 2/22, 3/1
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF HALL COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST
OF:
MELANIE ESPINOZA
DOB: 01/21/2015
SEX: FEMALE
A CHILD
CASE NUMBER:
2300129
TO:
NATALIE ESPINOZA
MOTHER OF THE
ABOVE-NAMED CHILD
NOTICE OF
PUBLICATION
By order for Service by
Publication dated the
10th day of February,
2023 you are hereby
notified that on the
10th day of February,
2023 the Petitioner,
Jessica Hall, filed a
Petition for Permanent
Guardianship,
requesting a permanent
guardian be appointed
to your minor child in
the case styles In Re:
M.E. Case No. 2300129.
You are the Respondent.
Please note that You are
entitled to object either
to the establishment
of a permanent
guardianship or to
the selection of the
proposed permanent
guardian, or both. Any
objection shall be filed
in writing with the
Court within ten (10)
days of the personal
service, within fourteen
(14) days of the mailing
of the notice or within
ten days of the date of
the date of the second
publication of the
notice.
You may obtain a copy
of this Petition an no
cost to you at the Hall
County Clerk of Juvenile
Court, 116 Spring Street,
Gainesville, Georgia
30501.
You are required
to appear before the
Honorable Judge
Amber Sowers, Hall
County Juvenile Court,
116 Spring Street,
Gainesville, Georgia
30501 at 8:30 a.m on
the 10th day of April,
2023 for hearing to
answer the allegations
