LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION ALEX CALERO AKA CRESPO, whose last known address was 6817 KANTWELL LANE, DAYTON, OHIO 45459, and whose current place of residence and whereabouts are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice on JANUARY 14, 2026, JUSTIN A. ALFERIO, stepfather, filed his Petition for Adoption of E.A.C, Case No. 20265002, in the Probate Court, Ashland County, Ohio, praying that he be permitted by Order of the Court, to adopt, as his own child, the child E.A.C, a minor born in Ohio and that the name of the child be changed to E.A.A., alleging among other things in said Petition that ALEX CALERO AKA CRESPO, the natural father, has failed without justifiable cause, to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor for a period of at least one (1) year preceding the filing of the Adoption Petition. 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 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 THE 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 WILL 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. The Petition will be heard for determination by the Honorable Judge DAMIAN J. VERCILLO, sitting by assignment, of the Probate Court of Ashland County, Ohio, 142 W. 2nd Street, on the 25th day of August, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. July 7, 14, 21 2026 LWOO0550255