PUBLICATION DOUGHERTY COUNTY JUVENILE COURT IN THE MATTER OF: Z.C.

PUBLICATION DOUGHERTY COUNTY JUVENILE COURT IN THE MATTER OF: Z.C. B/M 9/4/2012 and B.C. B/F 09/23/2016 To: All unknown biological fathers, putative fathers, legal fathers, or any other individuals alleging custody or any other individuals who might be the father of Z.C. male born 09/04/2012 and B.C. female born 09/23/2016 children to Bridgette Carter on the aforementioned dates A petition was filed in this Court by Social Services Case Manager Monericka Teemer, on the 26 day of January 2021. The Petition alleges the above-referenced child to be dependent according to Georgia law and seeks termination of your parental rights, if any. You may obtain a copy of the Petition, which sets forth the specific allegations in detail, from the Clerk of Juvenile Court of Dougherty County, 225 Pine Avenue, Room G-7, Ground Floor, Albany, Georgia, 31701, phone 229-431-2162. By authority of an Order for Service by Publication by the Judge of said Court on or about the 26 th day of January, 2021, you are commanded to be an appear in the Juvenile Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, located at 225 Pine Avenue, Room G-7, Ground Floor, Albany, Georgia, 31701, within sixty (60)days of said Order forService by Publication and on the 2nd day of March, 2021, at 9 a.m. to then and there make defense to allegations of the petition, and to show cause why the prayers of the petition should not be granted, and why the said child and all parties named herein should not be dealt with according to the provisions of the law. The hearing is for the purpose of terminating your parental rights. You or any other interested party may file a written objection or answer on or before the date and time for the hearing stated above by filing the same at the office of the Clerk of Juvenile Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, and the Petitioner's Attorney, William Godfrey Be advised that any biological father who is not the legal father of this child shall lose all rights to this child and shall not be entitled to object to the termination of his rights unless within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice, he files (I) a petition to legitimate the child pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-22 and (2) notice of the filing of the Petition to legitimate with the Dougherty County Juvenile Court. Witness the Honorable Herbie L. Solomon, Judge of said Court this 26th day of January, 2021 Tequila B, Woods, Clerk Dougherty County Juvenile Court Dougherty Judicial Circuit William Godfrey Special Assistant Attorney General Post Office Box 2321 Albany, Georgia 31702 Phone (229) 573-7225/ wjgodfrey@wjgodfrey.com