CITATION G.L. c. 119 § 23(a)(3) Docket HS26A0012CW Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Hampshire Probate and Family Court 15 Atwood Drive Northampton, MA 01060 (413)586-8500 In the matter of: Conor J. Howes To: Ronald Baribeault a/k/a Ronnie Baribeault  A petition has been presented to said court by Full Circle Adoption and Family Building Ctr, 39 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060 requesting that said court finds that said child is under the age of eighteen (18) and is without proper guardianship due to death, unavailability, incapacity or unfitness of the parent or guardian.  Any decree under the provisions of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 119, section 23(a)(3), gives custody of the child to the Department of Children and Families and authorized the Department of Children and Families of an agency commissioned by the Department to determine the child’s place of abode, medical care, and education; to control the visits to the child; and to give consents to enlistments, marriages and other contracts requiring parental consent.  IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Northampton ON OR BEFORE TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 07/03/2026.  YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY IF YOU ARE AN INDIGENT PERSON. An indigent person is defined by SJC RULE 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving AFCD, EACDC, poverty related veteran's benefits, food stamps, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent. Contact a Assistant Judicial Case Manager/Adoptions Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed above to obtain the necessary forms.  WITNESS, Hon. Diana S. Velez Harris, First Justice of this Court. Date: May 12, 2026. Mark S. Ames, Register of Probate.