NOTICE TO BIOLOGICAL BUT NOT LEGAL FATHER
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MUSCOGEE COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA
In the Interest of: L. C., a minor child. TO: Scott Mellick
Notice is hereby given that WILLIAM RYAN ANDERSON intends to file the above-captioned Civil Action Adoption in the Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, praying for adoption of the above-named minor child.
Notice is further given that you shall not be a party to the adoption and shall have no obligation to file an answer to the petition but shall have the right to appear in the pending adoption proceeding and show cause why your parental rights to Davina Lynn Cardinal should not be terminated by said adoption.
Notice is further given that you will lose all rights to the child and will neither receive notice nor be entitled to object to the adoption of the child unless, within 30 days of receipt of this notice, you: (1) File a petition to legitimate the child pursuant to O.C.G.A. §19-7-22 as a separate civil action; (2) File notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the court in which the action under this Code section, if any, is pending, and (3) Send Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate to the undersigned; Petitioner's attorney: Caroline C. Kennedy of Poydasheff & Sowers, LLC. at 936 Second Avenue, Columbus, Georgia, 31901.