Notice of adoption petition filed for child TJV by stepfather Brandon Lee Hawk.

LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
Anthony Paul Vranesevich, Jr, whose las known address was 330 North Railroad Street, Mendon, MI 49072 and whose current place of residence and whereabouts are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on April 8, 2025 Brandon Lee Hawk, stepfather, filed his Amended Petition for Adoption of TJV, Case No. 20255003, in the Probate Court, Ashland County, Ohio, praying that he be permitted by Order of the Court, to adopt, as his own child, the child TJV, a minor born at St. Joseph County, Indiana, and that the name of the child be changed to TVH, alleging among other things in said Petition that Anthony Paul Vranesevich, Jr, the natural father, has filed without justifiable cause, to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor or to provide for the maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of at least one (1) year preceding the filing of the Adoption Petition.
A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, WILL TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINOR. ALL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINOR AND YOU AND YOUR RELATIVES WILL TERMINATE, SO THAT THE MINOR IS A STRANGER TO YOU AND YOUR RELATIVES FOR ALL PURPOSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DIVISION (A)(1)(B) OF SECTION 3107.15 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS ONE YEAR OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME THE PETITION FOR ADOPTION WAS FILED, YOU MUST DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION WITH THE COURT WITHIN TWENTY ? EIGHT DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING. FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE COURT MAY EXTEND THE TIME IN WHICH A WRITTEN OBJECTION MAY BE FILED. (2) APPEAR AT THE HEARING. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION MAY BE ENTERED IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION ON TIME AND APPEAR AT THE HEARING. RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY: YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU ARE INDIGENT AND UNABLE TO EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PROVIDED FOR YOU PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120 OF THE REVISED CODE. YOU MUST CONTACT THE COURT ON RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE IF YOU ARE REQUESTING THAT AN ATTORNEY BE APPOINTED FOR YOU. THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN ATTORNEY OR A NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FILED BY AN ATTORNEY ON YOUR BEHALF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVEMENTIONED TIME FRAMES, AS GROUNDS FOR AN EXTENSION TO FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS.
This Petition will be heard for determination by Honorable Judge Karen DeSanto-Kellogg of the Probate Court of Ashland, Ohio, 142 W. 2nd Street on the 28th day of April, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
March 6, 13, 20 2026
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