IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GUERNSEY COUNTY, OHIO PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF: LILLY LEE-BURT CASE NO. 25PA055615 LEGAL NOTICE To: Zachery Ryan Lee, the natural father of Lilly Jena Lee, and Breanna Jena Beebe, the natural mother of Lilly Jena Lee, whose usual place of residence is unknown and cannot, with reasonable diligence, be ascertained: You are hereby notified that a Petition for the Adoption of your daughter, Lilly Jena Lee, was filed on August 6, 2025, in the Probate Court of Guernsey County, Ohio. You are further notified that the Consent Hearing on this Petition for Adoption is fixed for the 18th day Of June 2026 at 2:00 pm at the Guernsey County Probate Court, Guernsey County Courthouse, Cambridge, Ohio. Your appearance at the final hearing is absolutely necessary to hear any objection to the Petition for Adoption and/or to challenge the Petitioner's claim that you have failed, without justifiable cause to communicate with your daughter and/or that you have failed, without justifiable cause to provide for her maintenance and support as required by law or judicial decree or a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the Petition for Adoption. "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 OF SECTION 3107.15  OF THE REVISED CODE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS LES 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 FO RTEEN 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 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 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 ABOVEMENTIONED TIME FRAMES, AS GROUNDS FOR AN EXTENSION TO FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS."    /s/ Judge David B. Bennett /s/Chandra L. Forshey Ontko (0078795) 610 North Street Cambridge, Ohio 43725 Tele: 740-432-3578 Fax:  740-439-4381  #12233195;  04/10, 04/17, 04/24/2026