PROBATE COURT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO ERIC D. MARTIN , JUDGE ADOPTION OF JACKSON WESLEY HILLIARD CASE NO. 20254047  NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ADOPTION Notice must be served not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing [R.C. 3107.11] To: UNKNOWN FATHER ADDRESS UNKNOWN You are hereby notified that on the 7 day of OCTOBER , 20 25 , JONATHAN JAMES HILLIARD, filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of JACKSON WESLEY SIMPSON, a minor, whose date of birth is 01/20/2020 , and for change of the name of the minor to JACKSON WESLEY HILLIARD . This Court, located at 401 MAIN STREET ZANESVILLE, OHIO 43701 will hear the petition on the 12 day of JANUARY, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. o'clock. It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of UNKNOWN FATHER is not required due to the following: That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to have more than de minimis contact with the minor for a period of one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition. That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide meaningful and regular maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition. THE COURT MAY CONDUCT A HEARING TO DETERMINE IF THE ADOPTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PERSON SOUGHT TO BE ADOPTED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HEARING ON THE CONSENT OF UNKNOWN FATHER. 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 PLACE OF HEARING. Served upon; Susan McDonald, Esq. (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 ABOVEMENTIONED TIME FRAMES, AS GROUNDS FOR AN EXTENSION TO FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS. ERIC D. MARTIN, Probate Judge (ZTR,Oct17,24,31,'25 #11755763)