Notice of hearings for the adoption of Lazarus Wayne Martin Adams.

PROBATE COURT OF
 CLARK COUNTY, OHIO
County Offices/
Municipal Court Building
          50 East Columbia St.                 Springfield, Ohio 45502
Tel. No. (937)521-1849               FAX (937)328-2589

IN THE MATTER OF THE 
ADOPTION OF:           
LAZARUS WAYNE MARTIN ADAMS  CASE N0. 20255018

NOTICE OF HEARINGS ON 
PETITION FOR ADOPTION
To: Shyannah Elizabeth Lee Hall and Lannie D. McCoy III, whose whereabouts are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence, be ascertained. You are hereby notified that on April 10, 2025, a petition for the adoption of Lazarus Decimus McCoy (June 3, 2016, in Ohio) was filed in Clark County Probate Court, and the consent and best interest hearing on said petition will be had before said Court on May 26, 2026, at 1:30 P.M. It is alleged in the Petition for Adoption, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consents of Shyannah Elizabeth Lee Hall and Lannie D. McCoy III are not required due to the following: 
                 
(X) the parent 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 placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner.

(X) the parent 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.

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 REVISED CODE. 

IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF AGE 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 FOURTEEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SERVICE         OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PALCE OF HEARING. 

(2) APPEAR AT THE HEARING.

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 ABOVE MENTIONED TIME FRAMES, AS GROUNDS FOR AN EXTENSION TO FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS.
WITNESS my signature and the seal of said Court this 13th day of April, 2026.
    RICHARD P. CAREY
Judge and ex-officio 
Clerk Of the Probate Court

By: Lucinda Sanders                                Deputy Clerk

Note:  Failure to file an objection on or before the hearing date may result in termination of your parental rights.
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