LEGAL NOTICE: CITATION BY PUBLICATION IN THE INTEREST OF R.M.H., A CHILD

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press  on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020.

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

CAUSE NO. 103798D

THE STATE OF TEXAS:

IN THE INTEREST OF R.M.H., A CHILD

IN THE 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

OF ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

TO: UNKNOWN FATHER OF RAELYNN MAE HALE, Respondent, GREETINGS:

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 am on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after the date you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. “

The petition of STONE, ANGEL ANN, petitioner, was filed in the above entitled cause on JULY 20, 2020 in the 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of ELLIS County, Texas. 

A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit: SECOND AMENDED PETITION FOR  TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS & APPLICATION FOR ADOPTION as is more fully shown by the Petition on file in this suit.

The name, date and place of birth of the child/children who are subject of this suit is/are as follows: 

HALE, RAELYNN MAE, DOB: 07/13/2020

The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child’s (children’s) interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child’s or children ‘s adoption.

The name and address of the attorney for the plaintiff is: 

TOM SMALLEY

115 N. COLLEGE ST., WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165

Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Waxahachie, Texas this the 24th day of JULY, 2020. 

MELANIE REED,

Ellis County District Clerk 

109 S. Jackson Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165

SEAL By: (s) Mary Hinds, Deputy