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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS’ COURT DIVISION IN RE: Z.E.A Case Number: AD-26-0006 TO: John Doe Petitions have been filed by Chester County Department of Children, Youth and Families asking the Orphans’ Court to put an end to all rights you and Shermayne Allen have to a female minor child, Z.E.A. (d.o.b. 2/4/19), and to show cause why the parental rights to this child should not be terminated involuntarily. The Court has awarded Citations on these Petitions for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights. The Court has set a Call of the List for September 15, 2026, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., Honorable John L. Hall in Court Room No. 5, Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, to determine which day your case will be heard, and to show cause, if any you have, why the relief sought in the Petition should not be granted. You or your lawyer should be present at the Call of the List to find out the specific date that your case will be heard. If neither you nor your lawyer appears for the Call of the List, you may not find out when your hearing will be. 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 this 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 Lawyer Reference Service, Chester County Bar Association, 15 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380, Telephone No. (610) 429-1500 to find out where you can get legal help. You have an important option that may be available to you under Pennsylvania Law. Act 101 of 2010 permits the adoptive parents, child, birth parents and/or relatives to enter into a voluntary Post-Adoption Contact Agreement for continuing contact or communication following a child’s adoption. Contact Chester County Department of Children, Youth, 601 Westtown Road, St. 310, PO Box 2747, West Chester, PA 19380-0990 or phone 610-344-5800. Thomas Maxwell O’Keefe, Esq. Attorney for Chester County Department of Children, Youth and Families DLN 8/12, 8/19, 8/26; 1a