General Legal Notices
Erie County Court of Common Pleas Calendar 2025
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHER
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR MALE CHILD: D. M. L. DOB: 06/24/24
BORN TO: KAITLIN JEAN LAYTON
NO. 53 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned child, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Court House, Judge Peter J. Sala, Courtroom D #214, City of Erie, on August 5, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Court House
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
June 20
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Involuntary Vehicle Transfer: 1951 Ford F5 Truck, VIN Number F5R1HM42034. An action has been filed in Erie County Court of Common Pleas at 11667-2025. A hearing has been set for July 14, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. before Judge David Ridge in Courtroom F.
June 13
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Case No. 11213-2024
JENNIFER DOWD, Plaintiff
vs.
BRIAN WOODWORTH, Defendant
NOTICE
If you wish to deny any of the statements set forth in this affidavit, you must file a counter-affidavit within twenty days after this affidavit has been served on you or the statements will be deemed admitted.
AFFIDAVIT UNDER SECTION 3301(d) OF THE DIVORCE CODE
• The parties to this action separated on March 10, 2024, and have continued to live separate and apart for a period of at least one year.
• The marriage is irretrievably broken.
• I understand that I may lose rights concerning alimony, division of property, lawyer's fees, or expenses if I do not claim them before a divorce is granted.
I verify that the statements made in this affidavit are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
/s/Jennifer Dowd
Jennifer Dowd
Date: 6/6/2025
COUNTER-AFFIDAVIT UNDER SECTION 3301(d) OF THE DIVORCE CODE
1. Check either (a) or (b):
[] (a) I do not oppose the entry of a divorce decree.
[] (b) I oppose the entry of a divorce decree because:
Check (i), (ii), (iii) or all:
[] (i)The parties to this action have not lived separate and apart for the required separation period: two years for parties that separated prior to March 10, 2023, and one year for parties that separated on or after March 10, 2023.
[] (ii) The marriage is not irretrievably broken.
[] (iii)There are economic claims pending.
2. Check (a), (b) or (c):
[] (a) I do not wish to make any claims for economic relief. I understand that I may lose rights concerning alimony, division of property, lawyer's fees, costs and expenses, or other important rights if I do not claim them before a divorce is granted.
[] (b) I wish to claim economic relief, which may include alimony, division of property, lawyer's fees, costs and expenses, or other important rights.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IN ADDITION TO CHECKING
(2)(b), I MUST ALSO FILE ALL OF MY ECONOMIC CLAIMS IN WRITING AND SERVE THEM ON THE OTHER PARTY. IF I FAIL TO DO SO BEFORE THE DATE SET FORTH ON THE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE THE PRAECIPE TO TRANSMIT RECORD, THE DIVORCE DECREE OR ORDER APPROVING GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE MAY BE ENTERED WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO ME, AND I MAY BE UNABLE THEREAFTER TO FILE ANY ECONOMIC CLAIMS.
[] (c) Economic claims have been raised and are not resolved.
I verify that the statements made in this counter-affidavit are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
Date:
(PLAINTIFF)
(DEFENDANT)
NOTICE: IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO OPPOSE THE ENTRY OF A DIVORCE DECREE OR ORDER APPROVING GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE AND YOU DO NOT WISH TO MAKE ANY CLAIM FOR ECONOMIC RELIEF, YOU SHOULD NOT FILE THIS COUNTER-AFFIDAVIT.
ORDER
AND NOW, this 3rd day of June 2025, upon consideration of the Plaintiff's Motion for Order Directing Service by Publication, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that said Motion is GRANTED.
Plaintiff is hereby directed to serve her filed affidavit and a back counter-affidavit under § 330l(d) of the Divorce Code upon Defendant Brian Woodworth by publication, consistent with the averments contained in Plaintiffs Motion and the exhibits attached thereto.
BY THE COURT
Judge Marshall J. Piccinini
June 13
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION - Proceedings by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Erie
June 13
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: KAYLA SCHNEIDER
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR FEMALE CHILD B.R.S. DOB: JUNE 3, 2020 BORN TO: KAYLA SCHNEIDER 48 IN ADOPTION 2025
You, the parent of the above-mentioned child, at the instance of the Petitioners/Adopting Parents, by and through their attorney, Tina M. Fryling, Esquire, in the above case, you, KAYLA SCHNEIDER, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphans' Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Court House, Court Room H, the Honorable Judge William Cunningham, City of Erie, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 2025 at 2:30 P.M. and then and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to B.R.S., born June 3, 2020, in Erie, Pennsylvania, should not be terminated, in accordance with the Petition For Involuntary Termination Of Parental Rights filed on at the above term and number. The Petition alleges you, by conduct continuing for a period of at least six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition, either have evidenced a settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim to the child or have failed or refused to perform parental duties.
Your presence is required at the hearing. You are warned that if you fail to appear at the hearing to object to the termination of your rights or fail to file a written objection to such termination with the court prior to the hearing, the hearing will go on without you and your rights may be terminated without you being present.
You have the right to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Lawyer Referral & Information Service, P.O. Box 1792, Erie, Pennsylvania 16507, (814) 459-4411
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa.C.S. Sections 2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. You have the right to consult an attorney concerning your post adoption contact agreement rights. If you do not have an attorney, you can ask for assistance through the Lawyer Referral & Information Service or Family/Orphans' Court Administrator, as set forth above. Further inquiry can be directed to counsel for Plaintiffs as follows, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
Tina M. Fryling, Esquire
4402 Peach Street, Suite 3, Erie, PA 16509
Telephone: (814) 450-5161
June 6
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Involuntary Vehicle Transfer: 1963 Plymouth Savoy, VIN Number 2031176331. An action has been filed in Erie County Court of Common Pleas at 11461-2025. A hearing has been set for June 17, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. before Judge David Ridge in Courtroom F.
May 30
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: JOSHUA JOHN FRAZZINI, SR.
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR MALE CHILD K.A.F. DOB: 06/11/2024
BORN TO: KYLA IMAN SHAKILLA MITCHELL
47 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned child, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Courthouse, Judge Erin Connelly Marucci, Courtroom G #222, City of Erie on June 18, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Courthouse
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
May 30
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: KYLA IMAN SHAKILLA MITCHELL
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR MALE CHILD K.A.F. DOB: 06/11/2024
47 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned child, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Courthouse, Judge Erin Connelly Marucci, Courtroom G #222, City of Erie on June 18, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Courthouse
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
May 30
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given of the intention to file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State, Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the North East Borough Water Authority ("Authority"). The current registered office of the Authority is 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428. The Articles of Amendment are being filed under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S. §5601 et seq., as amended. The nature and character of the proposed Amendment is to extend the term of existence of the Authority to a date which is 50 years from the filing of the Articles of Amendment with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Articles of Amendment will be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Department of State, on or after May 20, 2025.
May 23
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Involuntary Vehicle Transfer: 2001 CHEV BLZ, VIN Number 1GNCT18W11K150716. An action has been filed in Erie County Court of Common Pleas at 11440-2025. A hearing has been set for June 18, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. before Judge David Ridge in Courtroom F.
May 23
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
NO. 116 IN ADOPTION 2024
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF: ZAKERY JOSEPH MCCLELLAND
TO MISS RAINA O'HARA,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 12, 2024, a Petition for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights was filed against you. You are hereby informed that a hearing on this matter is scheduled for June 9, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Erie County Courthouse. You must attend at this date and time or an Order may be issued against you terminating your parental rights.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY A LAWYER. TAKE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
Lawyer Referral & Information Service
P.O. Box 1792
Erie, PA 16507
814-459-4411
Mon. –Fri. 8:30 a.m. – Noon; 1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
David E. Wenger, III, Esq.
Wenger Law
4051 Windsor Road
Boardman, OH 44512
Counsel for Petitioner
May 23
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION - Proceedings by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Erie
May 23
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Vehicle Transfer: 2002 Buell X1 Lightning, VIN #4MZSS11J623200006. Involuntary transfer action filed in Erie Co. Court of Common Pleas, Case #11069-25. Hearing: May 20, 2025, 8:15 AM, Judge Ridge, Courtroom F.
May 16
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION
No. D.S.B. 2024-31140
ROBERT DEVAUL, Plaintiff
vs.
BRYAN MILLER, Defendant
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION
Required by Rule 2958.1
To: Bryan Miller
5380 Southcreek Rd.
Girard, PA 16417
A judgment in the amount of $27,419.00 has been entered against you and in favor of the Plaintiff without any prior notice or hearing based on a confession of judgment contained in a written agreement or other paper allegedly signed by you. The sheriff may take your money or other property to pay the judgment at any time after thirty (30) days after the date on which this notice is served on you.
You may have legal rights to defeat the judgment or to prevent your money or property from being taken.
YOU MUST FILE A PETITION SEEKING RELIEF FROM THE JUDGMENT AND PRESENT IT TO A JUDGE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THIS NOTICE IS SERVED ON YOU OR YOU MAY LOSE YOUR RIGHTS.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
SHAFER LAW FIRM, P.C.
Jaclyn M. Millin, Esquire
890 Market Street
Meadville, PA 16335
Attorney for Plaintiff
Ph: 814-724-4540
Supreme Court ID# 328282
May 16
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
NO: 2025-10865
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY vs. JACOB D. DOUGAN, AS SURVIVING HEIR OF SHARON R. DOUGAN, A/K/A SHARON ROSE DOUGAN, DECEASED, MITCHELL W. DOUGAN, AS SURVIVING HEIR OF SHARON R. DOUGAN, A/K/A SHARON ROSE DOUGAN, DECEASED, SARAH D. DOUGAN, AS SURVIVING HEIR OF SHARON R. DOUGAN, A/K/A SHARON ROSE DOUGAN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN SURVIVING HEIRS OF SHARON R. DOUGAN A/K/A SHARON ROSE DOUGAN, DECEASED,
NOTICE
TO THE DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby notified Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, has filed a Complaint in Mortgage Foreclosure with regard to 1046 East 30th Street, Erie, PA 16504, endorsed with a Notice to Defend, against you at No. 2025-10865 in the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania, wherein plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage encumbering said property, which foreclosure would lead to a public sale by the Erie County Sheriff.
If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you without further notice for the relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
Erie County Lawyer Referral Service
Lawyer Referral & Information Service
P.O. Box 1792
Erie, PA 16507
(814) 459-4411
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY:
STEPHEN M. HLADIK, ESQUIRE
HLADIK, ONORATO & FEDERMAN, LLP
298 WISSAHICKON AVENUE
NORTH WALES, PA 19454
(215) 855-9521
May 16
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION
Notice is hereby given that Rebecca Vanneman Wolford of Erie County has been Administratively Suspended by Order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania dated March 26, 2025, pursuant to Rule 111(b), Pa.R.C.L.E., which requires that every active lawyer shall annually complete, during the compliance period for which he or she is assigned, the continuing legal education required by the Continuing Legal Education Board. The Order became effective April 25, 2025, for Compliance Group 2.
Suzanne E. Price
Attorney Registrar
The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 9
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
FORECLOSURE
CASE NO. 30816-2022
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA, now by assignment, MMG Investment IV, LLC, now by further assignment, MMG REO IV, LLC, Plaintiff
vs.
A R PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC and A R LANDSCAPE AND OUTDOOR SERVICES, INC., Defendants
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO the Defendants, A R Property Management, LLC, and A R Landscape and Outdoor Services, Inc., that a writ of execution and notice of Sheriff's sale has been filed in connection with your interest in the properties located at 2010 Schaper Avenue, Erie, PA 16502 and W. 21st Street, Erie, PA 16502.
PUBLIC NOTICE
If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice for the relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
NORTHWESTERN LEGAL SERVICES
1314 Griswold Plaza, Suite 103
Erie, PA 16501
(814) 452-6949
legalserver.org
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PENNSYLVANIA LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
P.O. Box 1086, 100 South St.
Harrisburg, PA 17108
(Pennsylvania residents phone:
1-800-692-7375; out-of-state
residents phone: 1-717-238-6715)
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
HOURIGAN, KLUGER & QUINN
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
BY: JAMES T. SHOEMAKER, ESQUIRE
IDENTIFICATION NO. 63871
LAW OFFICES
600 THIRD AVENUE
KINGSTON, PA 18704-5815
(570) 287-3000
May 9
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Involuntary Vehicle Transfer: 1978 Pontiac Firebird, VIN Number 2U87U8N161811. An action has been filed in Erie County Court of Common Pleas at 11223-2025. A hearing has been set for May 28, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. before Judge David Ridge in Courtroom F.
May 2
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: BABE JAMES ROBERT MILLER
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR FEMALE CHILD E.L.M. DOB: 12/26/2024
NO. 34 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned child, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Court House, Judge Peter J. Sala, Courtroom D #214, City of Erie, on May 30, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without you being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Court House
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
May 2
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHER
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR FEMALE CHILD E.L.M. DOB: 12/26/2024
BORN TO: ALYSHA ELAINE FRITH A/K/A ALYSHA ELAINE FINCH
NO. 34 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned child, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Court House, Judge Peter J. Sala, Courtroom D #214, City of Erie, on May 30, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without you being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Court House
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
May 2
LEGAL NOTICE
CIVIL ACTION LAW
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
ERIE COUNTY
Number 11131-24
The Huntington National Bank v. Marcella H. Mooney
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
TO: Known and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Marcella H. Mooney
Your house (real estate) at 9805 Meadville Street, Cranesville, Pennsylvania 16410 is scheduled to be sold at Sheriff's Sale on April 25, 2025 at 10:00AM in County Counsel Chambers of the Erie County Courthouse, 140 West 6th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania 16501 to enforce the court judgment of $66,166.50 obtained by The Huntington National Bank against the above premises.
NOTICE OF OWNER'S RIGHTS YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PREVENT THIS SHERIFF'S SALE
To prevent this Sheriff's Sale you must take immediate action:
1. The sale will be canceled if you pay to The Huntington National Bank the back payments, late charges, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees due. To find out how much you must pay, you may call McCabe, Weisberg and Conway, LLC, Esquire at (215) 790-1010.
2. You may be able to stop the sale by filing a petition asking the Court to strike or open the judgment, if the judgment was improperly entered. You may also ask the Court to postpone the sale for good cause.
3. You may also be able to stop the sale through other legal proceedings.
You may need an attorney to assert your rights. The sooner you contact one, the more chance you will have of stopping the sale. (See the following notice on how to obtain an attorney.)
YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR PROPERTY AND YOU HAVE OTHER RIGHTS EVEN IF THE SHERIFF'S SALE DOES TAKE PLACE
1. If the Sheriff's Sale is not stopped, your property will be sold to the highest bidder. You may find out the price bid by calling McCabe, Weisberg and Conway, LLC, Esquire at (215) 790-1010.
2. You may be able to petition the Court to set aside the sale if the bid price was grossly inadequate compared to the value of your property.
3. The sale will go through only if the buyer pays the Sheriff the full amount due on the sale. To find out if this has happened, you may call McCabe, Weisberg and Conway, LLC, at (215) 790-1010.
4. If the amount due from the buyer is not paid to the Sheriff, you will remain the owner of the property as if the sale never happened.
5. You have a right to remain in the property until the full amount due is paid to the Sheriff and the Sheriff gives a deed to the buyer. At that time, the buyer may bring legal proceedings to evict you.
6. You may be entitled to a share of the money which was paid for your real estate. A schedule of distribution of the money bid for your real estate will be filed by the Sheriff within thirty (30) days of the sale. This schedule will state who will be receiving that money. The money will be paid out in accordance with this schedule unless exceptions (reasons why the proposed schedule of distribution is wrong) are filed with the Sheriff within ten (10) days after the posting of the schedule of distribution.
7. You may also have other rights and defenses, or ways of getting your real estate back, if you act immediately after the sale.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
ASSOCIATION DE LICENCIDADOS
Lawyer Referral Service
Erie County Bar Association
P.O. Box 1792
Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. - Noon; 1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507
(814) 459-4411
McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC
Attorneys for Plaintiff
1420 Walnut St., Suite 1501, Phila., PA 19102, 215-790-1010
May 2
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Docket Number 10652 -- 2025
RICHARD A. WARNER and CARRIE A. WARNER, his wife
Plaintiffs
v.
WILLIAM CARMOSINO and KARI CARMOSINO, his wife
Defendants
WILLIAM CARMOSINO and KARI CARMOSINO SHOULD TAKE NOTICE that Richard A. Warner and Carrie A. Warner have filed a Petition for Custody regarding the minor child O.I.C. and a Custody Conciliation Conference has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in the Custody Conciliation Office at the Erie County Courthouse, located at 140 West Sixth Street, Erie, PA 16501.
NOTICE
If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice for the relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
Lawyer Referral & Information Service
P.O. Box 1792
Erie, PA 16507
(814) 459-4411
MARSH SCHAAF, LLP
W. Atchley Holmes, Esquire
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
300 State Street, Suite 300
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507
(814) 456-5301
April 25
WITHDRAWAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AGN Rainier, Inc., a foreign business corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, received a Certificate of Authority/Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania on 8/1/2006, and will surrender its Certificate of Authority/Foreign Registration to do business in Pennsylvania.
The address of its principal office is 1685 Los Carneros Avenue, Napa, CA 94559.
Its last registered office in this Commonwealth was located at: c/o Registered Agents Inc., and the last registered office shall be deemed for venue and official publication purposes to be located in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
April 11
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHER
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR FEMALE CHILD S.A.B.C. DOB: 01/05/2015
BORN TO: CARLA ANN CARR
NO. 26 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned child, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Court House, Judge Peter J. Sala, Courtroom D #214, City of Erie, on May 16, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Court House
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
April 11
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: JERRY DAVID FISHER III
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR MALE CHILD J.D.W.F. DOB: 06/13/2016
MINOR FEMALE CHILD J.L.F. DOB: 07/24/2018
NOS. 14 & 15 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned children, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Court House, Judge Peter J. Sala, Courtroom D #214, City of Erie on May 6, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Court House
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
April 11
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: KAYLEE ELIZABETH MAY THOMAS
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR MALE CHILD J.D.W.F. DOB: 06/13/2016
MINOR FEMALE CHILD J.L.F. DOB: 07/24/2018
NOS. 14 & 15 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned children, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Court House, Judge Peter J. Sala, Courtroom D #214, City of Erie on May 6, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Court House
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
April 11
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
NO: 2020-12113
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST vs. EDWARD J. YEANEY, AS SURVIVING HEIR OF CATHERINE A. YEANEY, DECEASED, MICHAEL T. YEANEY, AS SURVIVING HEIR OF CATHERINE A. YEANEY, DECEASED, UNKNOWN SURVIVING HEIRS OF CATHERINE A. YEANEY, DECEASED,
NOTICE
TO THE DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby notified U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee for VRMTG Asset Trust, has filed a Complaint in Mortgage Foreclosure with regard to 1032 West 6th Street, Erie, PA 16507, endorsed with a Notice to Defend, against you at No. 2020-12113 in the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania, wherein plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage encumbering said property, which foreclosure would lead to a public sale by the Erie County Sheriff.
If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you without further notice for the relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
Erie County Lawyer Referral Service
Lawyer Referral & Information Service
P.O. Box 1792
Erie, PA 16507
(814) 459-4411
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY:
STEPHEN M. HLADIK, ESQUIRE
HLADIK, ONORATO & FEDERMAN, LLP
298 WISSAHICKON AVENUE
NORTH WALES, PA 19454,
(215) 855-9521
April 11
LEGAL NOTICE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CIVIL DIVISION
ERIE COUNTY
NO: 2024-12354
Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc.
PLAINTIFF
VS.
Martha Steinberger, known Heir of Richard Lewis Pursell, deceased and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Richard Lewis Pursell, deceased
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
TO: Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Richard Lewis Pursell, deceased
2363 East Center Street
Mill Village, PA 16427
Your house (real estate) at:
2363 East Center Street,
Mill Village, PA 16427
34006012000200
is scheduled to be sold at Sheriff's Sale at the Central Court, Erie County Courthouse, 140 West 6th Street, Erie, PA 16501 on June 20, 2025 at 10:00AM to enforce the court judgment of $86,011.65 obtained by Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. against you.
NOTICE OF OWNER'S RIGHTS
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PREVENT THIS SHERIFF'S SALE
To prevent this Sheriff's Sale you must take immediate action:
The sale will be cancelled if you pay back to Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. the amount of the judgment plus costs or the back payments, late charges, costs, and reasonable attorneys fees due. To find out how much you must pay, you may call: (610) 278-6800.
PLEASE NOTE a Schedule of Distribution will be filed by the Sheriff on a date specified by the Sheriff not later than thirty (30) days after sale. Distribution will be made in accordance with the schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within 20 days after the filing of the schedule.
LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP
BY: CHRISTOPHER A. DeNARDO, PA I.D. NO. 78447
SAMANTHA GABLE, PA I.D. NO. 320695
STEVEN PALMER, PA I.D. NO. 334553
LESLIE J. RASE, PA I.D. NO. 58365
HEATHER RILOFF, PA I.D. NO. 309906
KEVIN T. TONCZYCZYN, PA I.D. NO. 332616
ELIZABETH L. WASSALL, PA I.D. NO. 77788
JOSEPH L. LoCASTRO, IV, PA I.D. NO. 314973
985 OLD EAGLE SCHOOL ROAD, SUITE 514
WAYNE, PA 19087
TELEPHONE: (610) 278-6800
E-MAIL: PAHELP@LOGS.COM
LLG FILE NO. 24-071093
April 11
LEGAL NOTICE
ATTENTION: ROBERT EDWARD FULTZ III
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR FEMALE CHILD R.M.F. DOB: 01/05/2024
NO. 12 IN ADOPTION, 2025
If you could be the parent of the above-mentioned children, at the instance of Erie County Office of Children and Youth you, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited to be and appear before the Orphan's Court of Erie County, Pennsylvania, at the Erie County Court House, Judge Peter J. Sala, Courtroom D #214, City of Erie on April 22, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. and there show cause, if any you have, why your parental rights to the above child should not be terminated, in accordance with a Petition and Order of Court filed by the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. A copy of these documents can be obtained by contacting the Erie County Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7740.
Your presence is required at the Hearing. If you do not appear at this Hearing, the Court may decide that you are not interested in retaining your rights to your children and your failure to appear may affect the Court's decision on whether to end your rights to your child. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled Hearing, the Hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present.
You have a right to be represented at the Hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer, or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help.
Family/Orphan's Court Administrator
Room 204 - 205
Erie County Court House
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
(814) 451-6251
NOTICE REQUIRED BY ACT 101 OF 2010: 23 Pa. C.S §§2731-2742. This is to inform you of an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania law. Act 101 of 2010 allows for an enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact or communication following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding. If you are interested in learning more about this option for a voluntary agreement, contact the Office of Children and Youth at (814) 451-7726, or contact your adoption attorney, if you have one.
April 4
