LEGAL NOTICE: CITATION BY PUBLICATION CAUSE NO. 102857D THE STATE OF TEXAS: IN THE INTEREST OF B.E.T., A CHILD IN THE 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. 

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

CAUSE NO. 102857D

THE STATE OF TEXAS:

IN THE INTEREST OF B.E.T., A CHILD

IN THE 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

TO: CHOICE, DANIELLE, Respondent, GREETINGS:

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: “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 10:00 am on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after the date 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. Find out more at texaslawhelp.org.”

The SECOND AMENDED petition of TEA’ERRA C. LEWIS, petitioner, was filed in the above numbered cause on 5/26/2023 in the 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of ELLIS County, Texas.

A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit: SECOND AMENDED PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, as is more fully shown by the Petition on file in this suit.

The name, date and place of birth of the child/children who are subject of this suit is/are as follows: 

TIPPITT, BLESSED ELVIRA,

DOB: 1/13/2020

The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child’s (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 or children ‘s adoption.

The name and address of the attorney for the plaintiff is: 

BRYSON, KAREN

2201 MAIN ST, STE 600,

DALLAS, TX 75201

Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Waxahachie, Texas this the 21st day of September, 2023.

MELANIE REED,

Ellis County District Clerk

109 S. Jackson Street

Waxahachie, TX 75165

By /s/ Mary Hinds, 

Deputy