Court notice regarding the termination of parental rights for minor child J.J.S.

THE STATE OF TEXAS  
CITATION BY 
PUBLICATION
PARENT AND CHILD
CASE NO. 470-30032-2025
In the Interest of J.J.S., Minor Child
In The 470th District Court Of Collin County, Texas
TO:  Unknown Father, Defendant 
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: “You have been sued.  You may employ an attorney.  If you or your attorney does not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you.  In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org.”
Greetings:
  You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer in the 470th District Court, Collin County, Texas, at the courthouse of said county in McKinney, Texas, at or before 10:00 o’clock a.m. of the Monday next after the expiration of 20 days from the date of service of this citation then and there to answer the petition of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Petitioner, filed in the Court of Collin County, Texas on the 7th day of January, 2025, against Unknown Father, Respondent, and suit being numbered 470-30032-2025 on the docket of said court, and styled “In the Interest of J.J.S., Minor Child”, the nature of which suit is Petition in Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship - Termination and Temporary Managing Conservatorship.
  Said Child(ren) Josiah Jhonni Stephens born November 04, 2024 in Dallas County, Texas.
  The court has Authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child/children interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child/children adoption.
  Issued and given under my hand and the Seal of said Court, at office in McKinney, Texas, on this the 27th day of February, 2026.
ATTEST: Michael Gould, District Clerk 
Collin County, Texas
Collin County Courthouse
2100 Bloomdale Road
McKinney, Texas 75071
972-548-4320, Metro 972-424-1460 ext. 4320
By: Karen Ellis, Deputy

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