PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case No: PR-2026-001129
NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING -

TO: Any unknown father of CRS, a minor; whose whereabouts are unknown
Please take notice that a Petition to adopt CRS a male burn to Ebony Sharae Skipper on April 2, 2026 in Dothan, Houston County 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 07 day of May, 2026.
Attorney:
JOSEPH R. KEMP ESQ.
2603 MOODY PARKWAY SUITE 200
PO BOX 310
MOODY, AL 35004 (205) 699-5500

Shelby County Reporter: May 17, 24, 31 and June 7, 2026
PR-2026-001129