PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA
NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING -
Case No: PR-2026-000273

TO: Any unknown father of TJL, a minor; whose whereabouts are unknown
Please take notice that a Petition to adopt TJL a male born to Heather Michelle Crowson on December 16, 2024 in Homewood, 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 11 day of February, 2026.

Attorney:
JEANNETTE THOMPSON ESQ.
9340 HELENA ROAD
SUITE F-124
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35244 (205)987-5484

Shelby County Reporter: Feb. 15, 22, Mar. 1 and 8, 2026
PR-2026-000273