NOTICE BY PUBLICATION LEGAL NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF PARKER DAWSON MCFARLAND, CASE NO. 20265004, IN THE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT, PROBATE DIVISION, 201 WEST MAIN STREET, TROY, OHIO 45373. TO: STEVEN K. MURRAY, NATURAL FATHER OF PARKER DAWSON MCFARLAND AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby notified that a petition for the adoption of PARKER DAWSON MCFARLAND who was born February 18, 2015, was filed in the Common Pleas Court of Miami County, Ohio, Probate Division, on March 18, 2026 and that the Hearing on whether the Consent of the Parent is required will be heard on the 19th day of October, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. and the Petition for Adoption will be heard on the 19th day of October, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. You have the right to appear at these hearings to present any reason why the adoption of this child should not take place. It is alleged in said petition that you, as father of said child have failed without justifiable cause to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor or 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 either the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner. If you disagree with these allegations, you have the right to appear at the hearing and contest them, otherwise the court can find your consent to the adoption not necessary. You may also appear at the adoption hearing if you feel that the adoption is not in the child's best interest, or be forever barred. "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)(1)(b) 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 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. Scott Allenburger, Probate Judge 8-28,9-4,9-11/2026
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