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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 5B-B Public Notices Continued of age. TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN, Shannon Lamar McDougald, legal father, and an unknown biological father and anyone claiming to have a parental interest in the minor child named above. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that the above styled action seeking the termination of the parental rights of the parents of the named child was filed against you in said Court on the 12th day of August, 2016 and that by reason of an Order for ser vice by publication entered by the Court on the 16th day of August, 2016. YOU ARE HEREBY COM MANDED AND REQUIRED to appear before the Juve nile Court of Clarke County, Georgia, in Athens, Georgia, on the 8th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 o’clock, a.m. The hearing is for the pur pose of determining whether or not parental rights should be terminated. The effect of an order terminating parental rights under O.C.G.A. Title 15, Chapter 11, Article 2 is without limit as to duration and terminates all the par ent’s rights and obligations of the child to the father aris ing from the parental rela tionship, including rights of inheritance. The parent whose rights are terminated is not thereafter entitled to notice of proceedings for the adoption of the child by another, nor has the parent any right to object to the adoption or otherwise to par ticipate in the proceedings. A copy of the petition may be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court at 325 E. Washington Street, Room 115; Athens, Georgia 30601, during regular business hours, Monday through Fri day, 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. exclusive of holidays. A free copy shall be available to the parents. Upon request, the copy will be mailed to the requester. The child is in the present physical custody of the Clarke County Depart ment of Family and Children Services. THE UNKNOWN BIO LOGICAL FATHER OF THE CHILD IS FURTHER NOTI FIED that you lose all rights to the child and will not be entitled to object to the ter mination of your rights to the child unless, within 30 days of receipt of such notice, you file: (1) A petition to legitimate the child pursuant to Offi cial Code Georgia Annotated Section 19-7-22; and (2) Provide notice of the filing of the petition to legiti mate with the Court in which this action is pending and to K. Angela Pope at P.O. Box 1259, Watkinsville, Georgia, 30677. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that while respon sive pleadings other than the petition to legitimate are not mandatory they are permis sible and you are encour aged to file with the Clerk of this court and serve upon Petitioner's attorney, K. Angela Pope, at the above address, an answer or other responsive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date this notice was served on you. You are hereby informed that you are entitled to have an attorney represent you and that the Court will appoint counsel at no cost if the party is unable, without undue financial hardship, to employ counsel. You may contact the Public Defend er's Office at (706) 369-6440 to see if you qualify. WITNESS THE HONOR ABLE Robin Shearer, Judge of said Court. This 16th day of August, 2016. Robin Shearer, Judge Juvenile Court of Clarke County K. Angela Pope GA Bar No.: 583726 Attorney for Clarke County Department of Family and Children Services P.O. Box 1259 Watkinsville, GA 30677 (706) 769-0467 (AU31,SE7,14,21P4) \ Smith Estate Notice to Debtors and Creditors All creditors of the Estate of WILLIAM ERSKINE SMITH, deceased, late of Banks County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me. THIS 19th day of August, 2016. Albert Frank Smith Please Read then Recycle this Newspaper. Executor/Administrator 521 Cedar Ridge Rd. Monroe, GA 30656 (AU31,SE7,14,21P4) | Osborne Estate In the Probate Court of Banks County State of Georgia Petition for Letters of Administration Estate No. 2016-40 Notice In Re: Estate of Matthew Scott Osborne, Deceased LEON AND JANICE OSBORNE have petitioned to be appointed Administra tors of the estate of MAT THEW SCOTT OSBORNE, deceased, of said County. (The petitioners have also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain pow ers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said peti tion should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before SEPTEMBER 26, 2016. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a Pro bate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hear ing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Betty Thomas Judge of the Probate Court By: Vicki Dalton Clerk of the Probate Court 144 Yonah Homer Road Suite 7 Homer, GA 30547 706-677-6250 (AU31,SE7,14,22P4) \ Park Estate In the Probate Court County of Banks State of Georgia Petition for Letters of Administration Notice Estate No. 2016-27 In Re: Estate of James Russell Park, Deceased MYRA P. CULBERTSON has petitioned to be appoint ed Administrator of the estate of JAMES RUSSELL PARK, deceased, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain pow ers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said peti tion should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before SEPTEMBER 26, 2016. All pleadings/objec tions must be signed under oath before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your plead ings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted with out a hearing. Betty Thomas Judge of the Probate Court By: Vicki Dalton Clerk/Deputy of the Pro bate Court 144 Yonah Homer Road Suite 7 Homer, GA 30547 706-677-6250 (AU31,SE7,14,22P4) \ Advertisements for Bids Department of Transportation Federal Project No. CSBRG-0007-00 (157) Banks County Sealed proposals for fur nishing all labor, material, equipment and other things necessary for the following work will be received by the undersigned at the Depart ment of Transportation, One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, until 11:00 a.m., September 16, 2016 and publicly opened. 0.693 Mile of construction of a bridge and approach es on SR 323 over Grove Creek. Contract Time: 4/30/2019; Proposal Guaranty: 5.00%; District Office: Gainesville; Price of Plans:; DBE: 0.00 Plans and specifications may be inspected at the District Office as indicated. Copies of the standard specifications ($35.00), may be obtained from the State Transportation Office Engi neer at One Georgia Cen ter, 600 West Peachtree St., NW, in Atlanta, telephone Number (404) 631-1215. Plans are available as indi cated. Payment of the cor rect amount must be made within 30 days of billing; such payments are not refund able. Payment will be made to the contractor each calendar month based on the estimat ed work complete in place as prescribed by the standard specifications. The state reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Russell R. McMurry, P.E., Commissioner Department of Transporta tion (AU31.SE7B/271-30T2) | Causey Estate In the Probate Court of Banks County State of Georgia Petition for Letters of Administration Notice Estate No. 2016-41 In Re: Estate of Christo pher Neal Causey, Deceased To Whom It May Concern: KIMBERLY BETH CAU SEY has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of CHRIS TOPHER NEAL CAUSEY, deceased, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain pow ers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said peti tion should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before SEPTEMBER 26, 2016. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a Pro bate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted with out a hearing. Betty Thomas Judge of the Probate Court By: Vicki Dalton Clerk/Deputy of the Pro bate Court 144 Yonah Homer Road Suite 7 Homer, GA 30547 706-677-6250 (AU31,SE7,14,21P4) | Casper Estate Notice to Debtors and Creditors All creditors of the Estate of PAULINA GARRISON CASPER, deceased, late of Banks County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to us. THIS 12th day of August, 2016. Arthur Dwayne Casper Executor/Administrator P.O. Box 248 Maysville, GA 30558 (AU24,31,SE7,14P4) | Notice of Termination of Parental Rights Hearing In the Juvenile Court of Banks County State of Georgia In the Interest of: D.A.S. CASE NO. 006-16J-072 DOB: 5-21-14; Sex: Male Child. TO: JACOB MATTHEW SORRELLS, FATHER OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CHIL DREN By Order for Service by Publication dated the 28 day of July, 2016, you are hereby notified that on the 4 day of August, 2016, the Banks County Department of Fam ily and Child Services, Geor gia Department of Human Services, filed a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights against you as to the above-named child and this Court found it to be in the child’s best interest that the Petition be filed. This notice is being sent to you pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 15-11-282. A copy of the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights may be obtained by you free of charge from the Clerk at the Banks County Courthouse during business hours. The Petition for Ter mination of Parental Rights seeks an order terminating your parental rights. An order terminating the parental rights of a parent is without limit as to duration and shall divest you and your child of all legal rights, pow ers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations with respect to each other subject to the exceptions contained in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-261. You are not thereafter enti tled to notice of proceedings for the adoption of the child by another, nor have you any right to object to the adoption or otherwise participate in those proceedings. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-283, you are advised that as a biological father who is not the legal father, you will lose all rights to the above-named child and will not be entitled to object to the termination of your parental rights to the child unless, within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice, you file a petition to legitimate the child and file notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the Banks Juvenile Court. If you fail to file a Petition to Legitimate within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this notice; file a legitimation petition which is subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute; or 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 child, then this Court shall enter an order terminating all your parental rights to the child. A hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights is scheduled for the 4 day of November, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Banks County Courthouse, Homer, Georgia. The child or child and other parties involved may be represented by a law yer at all stages of these proceedings. If you want a lawyer, you may choose and hire your own lawyer. If you want to hire a lawyer, please contact your lawyer immediately. If you want a lawyer but are not able to hire a lawyer without undue financial hardship, you may ask for a lawyer to be appointed to represent you. The Court would inquire into your financial circumstances and if the Court finds you to be financially unable to hire a lawyer, then a lawyer will be appointed to represent you. If you want a lawyer appointed to represent you, you must let the Court or the officer of this Court handling this case know that you want a lawyer immediately. WITNESS, the Honorable Kevin J. Guidry, Judge of said Court, this the 4 day of August, 2016. /S/ Jenny B. Massey Clerk Banks County Courthouse Homer, Georgia (AU24,31,SE7,14P4) \ Notice of Termination of Parental Rights Hearing In the Juvenile Court of Banks County State of Georgia In the Interest of: B.L.G. CASE NO. 006-16J-049 DOB: 7-12-13; Sex: Female B.L.G. CASE NO. 006-16J-050 DOB: 7-4-14; Sex: Male Children Under the Age of Eighteen TO: Bruce Gossitte, FATHER OF THE ABOVE- NAMED CHILDREN By Order for Service by Publication dated the 28 day of July, 2016, you are hereby notified that on May 11, 2016, the Banks County Department of Family and Children Services, Geor gia Department of Human Services, filed a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights against you as to the above-named children and this Court found it to be in the children's best interest that the Petition be filed. This notice is being sent to you pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 15-11-282. A copy of the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights may be obtained by you free of charge from the Clerk at the Banks County Courthouse during business hours. The Petition for Ter mination of Parental Rights seeks an order terminating your parental rights. An order terminating the parental rights of a parent is without limit as to dura tion and shall divest you and your children of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obli gations with respect to each other subject to the excep tions contained in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-261. You are not thereafter entitled to notice of proceedings for the adoption of the children by another, nor have you any right to object to the adoption or oth erwise participate in those proceedings. A hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights is scheduled for Octo ber 21, 2016 at 9:30 AM in the Banks County Court house, Homer, Georgia. The child or children and other parties involved may be represented by a law yer at all stages of these proceedings. If you want a lawyer, you may choose and hire your own lawyer. If you want to hire a lawyer, please contact your lawyer immediately. If you want a lawyer but are not able to hire a lawyer without undue financial hardship, you may ask for a lawyer to be appointed to represent you. The Court would inquire into your financial circumstances and if the Court finds you to be financially unable to hire a lawyer, then a lawyer will be appointed to represent you. If you want a lawyer appointed to represent you, you must let the Court or the officer of this Court handling this case know that you want a lawyer immediately. WITNESS, the Honorable Kevin J. Guidry, Judge of said Court, this the 28 day of July, 2016. /S/ Elizabeth Clerk Banks County Courthouse Homer, Georgia (AU24,31,SE7,14P4) \ Notice of Termination of Parental Rights Hearing In the Juvenile Court of Banks County State of Georgia In the Interest of: B.S.S. CASE NO. 006-16J-070 DOB: 1-19-09; SEX: Female B.C.S. CASE NO: 006-16J-071 DOB: 8-10-11; SEX: Male D.A.S. CASE NO. 006-16J-072 DOB: 5-21-14; SEX: Male Children TO: LESI RENEE CROCKER, MOTHER OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CHIL DREN By Order for Service by Publication dated the 28 day of July, 2016, you are hereby notified that on the 4 day of August, 2016, the Banks County Department of Family and Children Ser vices, Georgia Department of Human Services, filed a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights against you as to the above-named chil dren and this Court found it to be in the children’s best interest that the Petition be filed. This notice is being sent to you pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 15-11-282. A copy of the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights may be obtained by you free of charge from the Clerk at the Banks County Courthouse during business hours. The Petition for Ter mination of Parental Rights seeks an order terminating your parental rights. An order terminating the parental rights of a parent is without limit as to dura tion and shall divest you and your children of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obli gations with respect to each other subject to the excep tions contained in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-261. You are not thereafter entitled to notice of proceedings for the adoption of the children by another, nor have you any right to object to the adoption or oth erwise participate in those proceedings. A hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights is scheduled for the 4 day of November, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Banks County Courthouse, Homer, Georgia. The child or children and other parties involved may be represented by a law yer at all stages of these proceedings. If you want a lawyer, you may choose and hire your own lawyer. If you want to hire a lawyer, please contact your lawyer immediately. If you want a lawyer but are not able to hire a lawyer without undue financial hardship, you may ask for a lawyer to be appointed to represent you. The Court would inquire into your financial circumstances and if the Court finds you to be financially unable to hire a lawyer, then a lawyer will be appointed to represent you. If you want a lawyer appointed to represent you, you must let the Court or the officer of this Court handling this case know that you want a lawyer immediately. WITNESS, the Honorable Kevin J. Guidry, Judge of said Court, this the 4 day of August, 2016. /S/ Jenney B. Massey Clerk Banks County Courthouse Homer, Georgia (AU24,31,SE7,14P4) | Young Estate Petition for Letters of Administration In the Probate Court of Banks County State of Georgia Estate No. 2016-35 Notice In Re: Estate of Mildred Smelley Young, Deceased MARY ESTHER HAWES AND ANNE YOUNG MOON have petitioned to be appoint ed Administrator(s) of the estate of MILDRED SMELL EY YOUNG, deceased, of said County. (The petition ers have also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before SEPTEMBER 19, 2016. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a Pro bate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you quality to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hear ing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Betty Thomas Judge of the Probate Court By: Vicki Dalton Clerk of the Probate Court 144 Yonah Homer Road Suite 7 Homer, GA 30547 706-677-6250 (AU24,31,SE7,14P4) | Phagan Estate In the Probate Court of Banks County State of Georgia Petition for Letters of Administration Estate No. 2016-38 Notice In Re: Estate of Courtney Phagan, Deceased BONNIE MAE PHA GAN has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of COURTNEY PHAGAN, deceased, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of cer tain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before SEPTEMBER 19, 2016. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a Pro bate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hear ing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Betty Thomas Judge of the Probate Court By: Vicki Dalton Clerk of the Probate Court 144 Yonah Homer Road Suite 7 Homer, GA 30547 706-677-6250 (AU24,31,SE7,14P4) | Name Change Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult In the Superior Court of Banks County State of Georgia Civil Action Case No. 16CV126W In Re the Name Change of: Gary Wayne McKie, Peti tioner Gary Wayne McKie filed a petition in the Banks County Superior Court on August 15, 2016, to change the name from GARY WAYNE MCKIE to GARY WAYNE STEW ART. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the Peti tion was filed. Date: 8-15-16 By: Gary Wayne McKie Petitioner, Pro Se 141 Harley Dr. Alto, GA 30510 (AU17,24,31,SE7n/c) |
