IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MUSCOGEE COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ADOPTION NO. AD2025DM000031 PETITION OF Catarino Macario Chavez FOR ADOPTION OF MINOR CHILD, Gabino Abimael Vicente Toc. ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Upon review of Petitioner's Affidavit of Diligent Search, it is HEREBY ORDERED that service be made upon Marco Tulio Perez, the biological father of Gabino Abimael Vicente Toc, after due diligence cannot be found. It is ordered that the Marco Tulio Perez shall be served by publication of Summons as provided by law. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §19-8-10(c)(1), notice to Marco Tulio Perez will be published once a week for three weeks in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. A party who receives notification in this manner shall not be a party to the adoption and shall have no obligation to file an answer but shall have the right to appear in the pending adoption proceedings and show cause why such parent's rights to the child who is the subject of the proceeding should not be terminated by that adoption. Notice shall be deemed to have been received on the earliest date of the last publication. O.C.G.A. §19-8-10(c)(1)(C). IPL0302854 Jan 7,14,21,28 2026