SHANNON SOUTHARD
Attorney At Law
846 N. 6th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
(602) 254-7367 Phone
(602)712-1883 Fax
shannon@saintlawoffice.com
AZ Bar #022038
Attorney for child
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA
In the matter of:
ASHTON BENTLEY WILKERSON
Person(s) under the age of 18
Case No.: JD536458
NOTICE OF HEARING
(Honorable Jay Adleman)
TO: ANGELINA ROSE WILKERSON and JOHN DOE:
1. SHANNON SOUTHARD, attorney for the child, has filed a Motion for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship in this matter pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-533.
2. The court has set a hearing on the 2nd day of March, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. at Maricopa County Superior Court, Juvenile Division, Durango Facility, 3131 W. Durango, Phoenix, AZ 85009, before the Honorable Jay Adleman for the purpose of determining whether any parent named herein is contesting the allegations in the motion. This hearing will be held virtually, you may appear virtually using this link https://tinyurl.com/jbazmc¬JUC03 or by telephone, by calling (917)781-4590 and entering code 298623248#.
3. You have the right to appear as a party in this proceeding. If you appear at the initial hearing and contest the allegations, the court will schedule a pre-trial conference or status conference and severance adjudication hearing. You are advised that your failure to personally appear in court at the initial hearing, pre-trial conference, status conference or severance adjudication, without good cause shown, may result in a finding that you have waived your legal rights and have admitted the allegations in the motion. In addition, if you fail to appear, without good cause, the hearing may go forward in your absence and may result in a termination of your parental rights based upon the record and the evidence presented to the court.
4. If you have received this notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Motion for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship and Notice of Initial Hearing by submitting a written request to: Shannon Southard, Attorney At Law, 846 N. 6th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85003, or may telephone Shannon Southard at (602) 254-7367.
5. Request for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling (602) 506-3204.
If you have a camera-enabled device, but do not want to install the Microsoft Teams application, you may use a web browser simply by typing tinyurl.com/jbazmc-pbc05 into your browser a few minutes before the Initial Hearing is scheduled to begin. Please note, however, that you will not have access to all the features if you use a web browser rather than the Microsoft Teams application.
If you do not have a camera-enabled device, you can still attend the Initial Hearing by phone by calling:
Courtroom Phone Number: 1-917-781-4590
Courtroom Conference ID#: 738 643 491#
For more information about Court Connect, please see https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/court-connect
Pub: Jan. 8,15, 22, 29, 2026