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CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: Frank Gurno 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. 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. Service by Rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Procedure (b) by leaving a copy of the citation, and of the petition with anyone older than sixteen at the location specified in the statement: or (2) in any other manner, including electronically by social media, email or other technology, that the statement of other evidence shows will be reasonably effective to give the defendant notice of suit. Hearing is set for February 2, 2021 at 2:00 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 County Court at Law No. 2 of Lubbock County, Texas, on September 4, 2020, against Frank Gurno, Respondent, numbered 2020540410, and styled: In the Interest of Maricella Gurno, A Child 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 and Affidavit in Support of Non-Emergency Removal; Status Hearing Order Said child was born January 27, 2006, in Unknown. The Court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child’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 Friday, January 15, 2021, at 10:28 AM. Barbara Sucsy, District Clerk County Court at Law No. 2 P.O. Box 10536 (79408) 904 Broadway Lubbock, Texas 79401