Second Amended Notice of Action

Second Amended Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA FAMILY LAW DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD CASE NO. 2025-DR-011227 INFANT CHILD XXXX DIVISION: I ________________________________/ SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION AND NOTICE OF PETITION AND HEARING TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS PENDING ADOPTION TO: STEVEN JOHN MCSWAIN LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 4510 Alma Highway #46, Van Buren, Arkansas 72956. Physical Description: 5'8", 240 lbs., Caucasian, bald head and hazel eyes A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights Pending Adoption has been filed with the Clerk of Court and you have an interest in this matter as the possible birth father of the child which is the subject matter of this case, born on December 29, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to said action on Bryan K. McLachlan, Esq., P.O. Box 7427, Seminole, Florida 33775, and to file the original with the Clerk of this Court at 800 E. Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602, on or before March 27, 2026, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. There will be a hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights pending adoption before Judge Jeffrey M. Rich on April 29, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., in Room 403, of the Hillsborough County Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602. The court has reserved 10 minutes for this hearing. The hearing will be held via Zoom, and the Zoom instructions are as follows: Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/3704372256 Meeting ID: 370-4372-256 UNDER SECTION 63.089, FLORIDA STATUES, FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE AND PETITION WITH THE COURT AND TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING CONSTITUTES GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE COURT SHALL END ANY PARENTAL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE OR ASSERT REGARDING THE MINOR CHILD. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By:____________________________________ Deputy Clerk HIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE BUSINESS OBSERVER ONCE A WEEK FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. Publish in: The Business Observer, 3902 Henderson Boulevard, Suite 208, Tampa, Florida 33629; and in the Southwest Times Record, Van Buren, Arkansas. Invoice to: Bryan K. McLachlan, Esq., P.O. Box 7427, Seminole, FL 33775 March 4, 11, 18, 25 2026 LFTS0467135