IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE   STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES           PETITIONER   IN THE MATTER OF: Baby Girl Knox, b.d. 10/16/2025 A CHILD UNDER EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE   AMENDED ORDER FOR PUBLICATION   In this cause, it appears to the Court from the allegations of the Petition that the Department of Children's Services is seeking to declare Baby Girl Knox, a voluntarily delivered child pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-255 and Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-142. A copy of said Petition may be obtained at the Office of the Juvenile Court Clerk of Knox County, Knoxville, Tennessee, (865) 215-6400. The child was born on October 16, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee, with black hair and brown eye color, weighed 6lbs 3oz, measured 20 inches, and appeared to be of Caucasian descent. The child was voluntarily delivered to the UT Medical Center for adoption on October 16, 2025. The mother is of unknown descent and her county of origin is unknown. The father is of unknown descent and his county of origin is unknown.   Failure by the biological mother to seek contact with the child through the Department of Children's Services or to revoke the voluntary delivery within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication of notice shall constitute abandonment of the child and of the mother's interests, constituting grounds for termination of her parental rights. The putative father of said child who fails to claim paternity by contacting the Department or by registering with the putative father registry within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication of notice shall be barred from thereafter bringing any action to establish paternity of the infant. Such failure will constitute abandonment of any right to notice of, or to a hearing in, any judicial proceeding for the adoption of such infant and that consent of such putative father shall not be required for adoption of the infant. In the event that the biological mother or the putative father require additional information, they should contact Vonda Michael, Case Manager, Department of Children's Services, 2600 Western Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37921, phone: 865-329-8879.   IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, that said biological mother and putative father enter their appearance herein on March 17, 2026, at 9 A.M, and that a copy of this order be published for four consecutive weeks in The Knox News Sentinel, a newspaper published in Knox County, Tennessee.   The Final Hearing to terminate the parental rights of the biological mother and of the putative father is scheduled for March 17, 2026, at 9 A.M. Failure of said persons claiming an interest in the child to appear at the final hearing will result in the loss of their parental rights to the child.   Enter this 6th day of January, 2026.             /s/ Timothy E. Irwin           JUVENILE COURT           JUDGE/MAGISTRATE   APPROVED FOR ENTRY:   /s/ Ruth Bunn Ruth Bunn, BPR #032016 Lead Associate Counsel Department of Children's Services 2600 Western Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 931-303-2692