LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF KAYDANCE ELAINE WARDELL, CASE NO. 2025 AD 03560 and TEAGAN SAWYER WARDELL, CASE NO. 2025 AD 03559 TO: ALEXANDER WARDELL You are hereby notified that on the 12th day of June, 2025, Todd Allen Wile filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of Kaydance Elaine Wardell and Teagan Sawyer Wardell, both minors, whose birthdates are February 11, 2021 and October 23, 2019 respectively and for change of name of the minors to Kaydance Elaine Wile and Teagan Sawyer Wile. The Tuscarawas County Probate Court, located at 101 East High Avenue, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663, will hear the petition on September 25, 2025, at 11:30 am. It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of Alexander Wardell is not required due to the following: That person is a person who has failed without justifiable cause to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner, That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide meaningful and regular maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, WILL RELIEVE YOU OF ALL TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINOR, AND EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO A SPOUSE OF THE ADOPTION PETITIONER AND RELATIVES OF THAT SPOUSE, TERMINATE . ALL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINOR AND YOU AND THE MINOR'S OTHER YOUR RELATIVES WILL TERMINATE, SO THAT THE MINOR THEREAFTER IS A STRANGER TO YOU AND THE MINOR'S FORMER 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 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 AN A WRITTEN OBJECTION ON TIME TO THE ADOPTION PETITION OR 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 SHALL 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. September 2, 9, 16 2025 LWOO0355591