Notice of adoption petition for Santiago Mendez Hale.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO PROBATE DIVISION
TERRE   L. VANDERVOORT, JUDGE
ADOPTION OF SANTIAGO MENDEZ HALE
(Name after Adoption)
CASE NO. PA 2025 0033

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
To: Vandy Gonzalez Fernandez

You are hereby notifiedthat on the 30th day of October 2025 , Ian B. Hale
filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of Santiago Mendez, a minor whose date of birth is 02/16/2021and for change of the name of the minor to Santiago Mendez Hale.
The Fairfield County Probate Court, located at 224 E. Main St. Lancaster, OH 43130, will hear the petition on the 30th day of  March, 2026 at 2:00 o'clock.P.M.
It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of Vandy Gonzalez Fernandez is not required due to the following:
That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner,
That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide for the maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner, or
Other grounds under R.C. 3107.07 (includes putative father of the minor born prior to January 1, 1997).
"A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, WILL RELIEVE YOU OF ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINOR, AND, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO A SPOUSE OF THE ADOPTION PETITIONER AND RELATIVES OF THAT SPOUSE, TERMINATE ALL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINOR AND YOU AND THE MINOR'S OTHER RELATIVES, SO THAT THE MINOR THEREAFTER IS A STRANGER TO YOU AND THE MINOR'S FORMER RELATIVES FOR ALL PURPOSES. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE ADOPTION, YOU MUST FILE AN OBJECTION TO THE PETITION WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING IS GIVEN TO YOU. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE ADOPTION, YOU MUST ALSO APPEAR AT THE HEARING. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION MAY BE ENTERED IF YOU FAIL TO FILE AN OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION PETITION OR APPEAR AT THE HEARING."

Terre L. Vandervoort, Probate Judge
Attn: Newspaper
*All blanks on this form must be filled in prior to publication

*Publication must run once a week for three consecutive weeks at least 20 days before the hearing.

FC FORM 103.5

7/3/17
February 20, 27, March 6 2026
LWOO0456952