IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HENDRY COUNTY CASE NO. 25-1-DP IN THE INTEREST OF: H.S. DOB: 1/26/2025, MINOR CHILD / NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: April Lofton, address unknown YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: H.S. born on 1/26/2025. You are hereby commanded to appear on August 10, 2026, at 1:30 PM in person before the Honorable Cynthia Pivacek at the Hendry Courthouse, 25 E Hickpochee Avenue Courtroom 3 LaBelle, FL 33935, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Dawn Oliver, Court Operations Manager, whose office is located at the Hendry County Courthouse, 25 East Hickpochee Avenue, LaBelle, Florida 33935, and whose telephone number is (863)675-5374 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS, my hand as Clerk of said Court and the Seal thereof, this. 18th day of June, 2026. BY: Kimberly Barrineau Clerk of Court 44848 LON/Hendry 07/01. 08, 15. 22/2026

Posted 7/1/2026


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