Please be advised that a petition has been filed asking the court to change your child’s goal to adoption and to put an end to all rights you have to your child. The Court has set a hearing to consider changing your child’s goal to adoption and ending your rights to your child. A hearing on this petition has been scheduled to determine whether such a finding is appropriate. The hearing will take place:

Date: Monday, May 18, 2026
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Location: Columbia County Courthouse, Courtroom #2
35 West Main Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

You are hereby notified that your failure to appear at this hearing may result in the Court proceeding in your absence. If you do not appear, the Court may make a determination to terminate your rights without further notice 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.
Columbia County Court Administrator
Columbia County Courthouse
35 West Main Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(570) 389-5667

BY THE COURT:
/s/ Richard W. Knecht, Judge