IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2026-DR-539
IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION
OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND PROPOSED
ADOPTION OF MINOR CHILD,
CHARLOTTE MARIE INNES PERDUE, d/o/b 05/18/2017,
Minor Child/Adoptee.
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND JOINT PETITION FOR ADOPTION BY RELATIVE
TO: RYAN JOHN SCHMIDT
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: C/O MANATEE COUNTY JAIL, 14470 HARLEE ROAD, PALMETTO, FLORIDA 34221
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Joint Petition for Adoption by Relative has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on HELEN MARION INNES-PERDUE AND BERNARD LEE PERDUE, whose address id c/o LAW OFFICE CHARLES P. VAUGH, 120 N. SEMINOLE AVE. INVERNESS, FL 34450, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF FIRST PUBLICATION, and file the original with the clerk of this court at 110 N. APOPKA AVENUE, INVERNESS, FLORIDA 34450 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter.
If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
The minor child is identified as follows:
Date of Birth Place of Birth
May18, 2017 INVERNESS, FL
Physical Description of Respondent:
Age: 36
Race: Caucasian
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Approximate Height: Unknown
Approximate Weight: Unknown
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Courts office. You may review these documents upon request.
You must keep the clerk of the courts office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or emailed to the addresses on record at the clerk's office.
Dated: 4/24/2026
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: Samantha Fay
Deputy Clerk
Published on May 2 and 9, 2026.
