FOURTH INSERTION

NOTICE OF ACTION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

IN AND FOR

PINELLAS COUNTY JUVENILE DIVISION CRC21-00429DP-5

IN THE INTEREST OF:

K.S., DOB: 10/10/2020,

PID: 311741176,

A CHILD.

TO: Bobby Smith

You are hereby notified that a Petition under oath has been filed in the above-styled Court for the termination of your parental rights of the child, K.S., DOB: 10/10/2020, to the mother, Jennifer Krooswyk, and commitment of these child(ren) to the State of Florida Department of Children and Families for subsequent adoption. You are hereby noticed and commanded to be and appear before the Honorable Patrice Moore, Judge of the Circuit Court, at the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center, 14250 49th Street North, Annex Courtroom D, Clearwater, Florida 33762, on December 18, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.

FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO PERSONALLY APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. AN ATTORNEY CANNOT APPEAR FOR YOU. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD ONE, THE COURT WILL APPOINT ONE FOR YOU.

PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 39.802 (4) (d) AND 63.082 (6) (g), FLORIDA STATUTES, YOU ARE HEREBY INFORMED OF THE AVAILABILITY OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT WITH AN ADOPTION ENTITY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 63.032(3), FLORIDA STATUTES.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, person(s) with a disability requiring reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (727) 464-4062 (V/TDD), no later than seven days before the proceeding.

Witness my hand and seal of this Court at Pinellas County, Florida, this 13 day of NOV, 2023.

KEN BURKE Clerk of the Circuit Court By: Deputy Clerk (SEAL) CIRCUIT COURT PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

BRUCE BARTLETT,

State Attorney

Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida

By: Erin Morse

Assistant State Attorney

Bar Number: 1028367

P.O. Box 17500

Clearwater, Florida 33762 727-464-6221

Nov. 17, 24; Dec. 1, 8, 2023

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