LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE PROBATE COURT OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO ADAM W. WILGUS, JUDGE IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF BRAXTON EARL-JAY HILLER CASE NO. 2025 AD 03558 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION To: JOHN JEFFREY SNIDER JR. You are hereby notified that on the 10TH day of JUNE, 2025, LUCAS LORENZO HILLER AND COURTNEY JO HILLER filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of BRAXTON LENNOX SNIDER, a minor, whose date of birth is 01/14/2022, and for change of the name of the minor to BRAXTON EARL-JAY HILLER. The Tuscarawas County Probate Court, located at 101 East High Avenue, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663, will hear the petition on , at 11:30 o'clock. A.M. It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of JOHN JEFFREY SNIDER JR. is not required due to the following: That person is a parent 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 for the maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree 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, or Other grounds under R.C. 3107.07 (includes putative father of the minor born prior to January 1, 1997). "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)(b)(1) OF SECTION 3107.15 OF THE REVISED CODE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF AGE 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 FOURTEEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING. (2) APPEAR AT THE HEARING IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS ONE YEAR OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF THE PETITION FOR ADOPTION WAS FILED, YOU MUST DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION WITH THE COURT WITHIN TENTY 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 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 SHALL CONSIDER A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN ATTORNEY OR A NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FILED BY AN ATTORNEY ON YOUR BEHALF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED TIME FRAMES AS GROUNDS FOR AN EXTENSION TO FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS" ADAM W. WILGUS, Probate Judge September 8, 15, 22 2025 LWOO0364264