PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA
NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING
Case No: PR-2026-001191

TO: Monica Ann Blackburn, the biological mother, of DCL, a minor; whose whereabouts are
unknown

Please take notice that a Petition to adopt DCL a female born to Monica Ann Blackburn on May 6, 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 31 day of July, 2026.

Attorney:
CLINT C. THOMAS ESQ.
P. O. BOX 1422 CALERA, AL 35040
(205)668-4546

Shelby County Reporter:
Aug. 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2026
PR-2026-001191