Citation/Notice Text :

THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION PARENT AND CHILD CASE NO. 296-30147-2019 In the Interest of Emma Nacht and Melitta Slaught Child(ren) In The 296th District Court Of Collin County, Texas TO: Gary Nacht, Defendant NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney does not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org.” Greetings: You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer in the 296th District Court, Collin County, Texas at the courthouse of said county in McKinney, Texas, at or before 10:00 o’clock a.m. of the Monday next after the expiration of 20 days from the date of service of this citation then and there to answer the petition of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Petitioner, filed in the Court of Collin County, Texas on the 17th day of September, 2019, against Gary Nacht, Respondent, and suit being numbered 296-30147-2019 on the docket of said court, and styled “In the Interest of Emma Nacht and Melitta Slaught Child(ren)” , the nature of which suit is Original Petition for Protection of the Child(ren), for Temporary Managing Conservatorship in Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship. Said Child(ren): Date of Birth County of Birth: State of Birth Emma Nacht July 15, 2008 St. Louis County Missouri The court has Authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child/children interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child/children adoption. Issued and given under my hand and the Seal of said Court, at office in McKinney, Texas, on this the 13th day of January, 2021. ATTEST: Lynne Finley, District Clerk Collin County, Texas Collin County Courthouse 2100 Bloomdale Road McKinney, Texas 75071 972-548-4320, Metro 972-424-1460 ext. 4320 By: /s/ Brittany Jagger, Deputy