Court Notice — 197 Carl Griffin Drive, Savannah, Georgia (2600132)

IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF CHATHAM COUNTY,
STATE OF GEORGIA
In the interest of: Sex      D.O.B.          CASE#       FILE#
A.F..                          M        04/18/25   2600132    54602
 
A Child Under 18 Years of Age.
 
NOTICE TO APPEAR
and NOTICE OF EFFECT OF TERMINATION JUDGEMENT
 
TO: ANY UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHER of the child A.F., a male born April 18,
2025 to Valencia Francis a/k/a Valencia Marie Francis
 
GREETINGS:
 
Georgia law provides that you can permanently lose your rights as a parent. Pursuant to an Order of this Court you are hereby notified that on January 28, 2026 a PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS was filed in this Court by attorney Wendellyn Wright, the Child's Guardian ad Litem, requesting the Court to terminate your parental rights to your Child.
 
A free copy of the petition may be obtained from the Clerk of Juvenile Court of Chatham County, 197 Carl Griffin Drive, Savannah, Georgia 31405, on any day, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
 
A court hearing of your case has been scheduled for the 22nd day of April, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Court of Chatham County, 197 Carl Griffin Drive, Savannah, Georgia 31405. You are commanded to be and appear at said hearing. 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 judgement ending your rights to your Child. If the judgement 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 without you receiving notice or a right to participate in the adoption proceedings.
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 912-652-6716.
This is to further advise the name and/or unnamed biological father who is not the legal father that you may lose all rights to the Child named in the petition and will
not be entitled to object to the termination of your rights to the Child unless, within thirty day of this notice, you file:
1. A Petition to Legitimate the child; and
2. Notice of the filing of the Petition to Legitimate with the Court in which the
action for termination of parental rights is pending, to wit: The Juvenile Court of Chatham County, Georgia.
WITNESS the Honorable Judge L.G. Kramer, Chatham County Juvenile Court.
This the 4th day of February, 2026.
 
/s/Anna Groover, Juvenile Court Clerk
Chatham County, Georgia