NOTICE OF ACTION
FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE, COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2026DR329
Division: FAMILY
IN RE: ADOPTION OF
SKYLAR KATE SLUSHER, AND RAVEN JANE GENT, Adoptees
TO: Dylan Lake Slusher
whose last known address is
17 Magnet Hollow Rd.,
Pineville, KY 40977
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Petition for Adoption by Extended Family Members has been filed against you. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action on Melissa Barris, Esquire, Petitioners attorney, whose address is 4519 Lee Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL 33971, on or before 6-19-2026, and file the original with the clerk of this court at Charlotte County Courthouse, 350 E Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950, either before service on Petitoners attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Jon Embury, Administrative Services Manager, whose office is located at 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950, and whose telephone number is (941) 637-2110, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
DATED this 22 day of April, 2026.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
(SEAL) By: C. Schmidt
Deputy Clerk
May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2026 26-00580T
