IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ST JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. DR 26-0585 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF JAXSON DALE GEARY DOB: 02/14/2020 EMMA JEAN GEARY DOB: 10/30/2021 Adoptees By Petitioners Allison Brooke Blankenship and Joshua Thomas Blankenship  NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PUBLICATION TO: Billy Geary Jr 33 Main Street Central City, KY 42330 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for Petition for Stepparent Adoption has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action on petitioner or petitioner's attorney: JONATHON H. GLUGOVER, ESQ. P.O. Box 2613 Daytona Beach, Florida 32115 on or before August 3, 2026 and file the original with the clerk of the Circuit Court at 4010 Lewis Speedway St, St Augustine, FL 32084, before service on Petitioner, Attorney or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office notified of your current address. Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the Clerk's Office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, require certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: 6/26/2026 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (SEAL)