IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF COLUMBIA COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA   Civil Action File No. 2026A0015   IN THE INTEREST OF:   AALIYAH HANKS, A CHILD.   NOTICE OF PUBLICATION   TO: ELTON JERMAINE HANKS, BIOLOGICAL FATHER   YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on March 24, 2026, a Petition for Adoption of one minor child, to-wit: Aaliyah Janelle Hanks, a female born February 2, 2016 in Killeen, Bell County, Texas. Said Petition was filed in the Superior Court of Columbia County, Georgia, Civil Action File Number 2026A0015.   Let all interested persons show cause before the Court, if any they can, at 10:00 a.m., on the 12th day of August, 2026 at the Columbia County Courthouse, Courtroom TBA, 640 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans, Georgia 30809, why the Court should not permit the adoption of the minor child by the Petitioner.   WITNESS, the Honorable J. Grady Blanchard of the Superior Court of Columbia County, Georgia.   This 16th day of June, 2026. Cindy Mason Clerk of Court Columbia County   Adam D. Land Georgia Bar No: 775211 Attorney for Petitioner Tisdale Middleton & Land Law Firm 207 N. Belair Road Evans, Georgia 30809 Telephone (706) 869-1348 Facsimile (706) 869-9464