Citation/Notice Text :

CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: Steven Lopez Defendant Greetings: NOTICE You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10 a.m. on the Monday following the expiration of twenty days after you have been served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. Hearing is set for October 6, 2020 at 1:15 PM before the Honorable Associate Judge of the South Plains Foster Care Court, 904 Broadway, 1st Floor, Room 127, Lubbock, Texas 79401. The Petition of The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Petitioner, was filed in the 72nd District Court of Lubbock County, Texas, on July 31, 2020, against Steven Lopez, Respondent, numbered 2020539424, and styled: In the Interest of Kaeson Lopez, Declan Bryant, Lennon Delacerda, Children The suit requested: Original Petition for Protection of a Child, for Conservatorship, and for Termination in Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship and Order Setting Hearing, Affidavit in Support of Non-Emergency Removal, Temporary Order Following Show Cause Hearing Said children were born May 3, 2012, August 13, 2013 and July 28, 2017 respectively, in Lubbock, Texas. The Court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the children’s interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity, and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child’s adoption. Petitioner is represented by: Deirdre S. Ward, P. O. Box 10536, Lubbock, TX 79408 806-775-1181. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Lubbock County, Texas, this Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 10:31 AM. Barbara Sucsy, District Clerk 72nd District Court P.O. Box 10536 (79408) 904 Broadway Lubbock, Texas 79401