PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA
NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING - Case No: PR-2025-003508

TO: Andre Smith, the putative father; any unknown father; and the parents of Cherika Denise Thomas, who are the grandparents of ZWT, a minor; all whose whereabouts are unknown
Please take notice that a Petition to adopt ZWT a male born to Cherika Denise Thomas on September 19, 2020 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama has been filed in the Probate Court of Shelby County. As a notified party, you may appear in the adoption proceeding to contest or support the Petition for Adoption.
Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days from the last day this Notice of Adoption Proceeding is published with the attorney for said Petitioner, whose name and address is shown below, and with the Chief Clerk of the Shelby County Probate Court at P.O. Box 825, Columbiana, Alabama 35051. If you fail to respond within said thirty (30) days, the Court may construe that failure as an implied consent to the adoption and as a waiver of a right to appear and of further notice of the adoption proceedings. If the adoption is approved, your parental rights, if any, will be considered terminated.
This the 16 day of January, 2026.
Attorney:
JAMISON T. REAL ESQ.
2700 CORPORATE DRIVE
SUITE 200
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242 (205)999-4263

Shelby County Reporter: Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8 and 15, 2026
PR-2025-003508