PROBATE COURT OF GREENE COUNTY, OHIO THOMAS M. O'DIAM,

PROBATE COURT OF GREENE COUNTY, OHIO THOMAS M. O'DIAM, JUDGE ADOPTION OF GUNNER THOMAS JAMES DURST CASE NO. 2026-ADP-0026 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION To:Matthew Walls You are hereby notified that on the July 07, 2026, Dustin Edward Durst filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of Gunner Thomas James Walls, a minor, whose date of birth is December 18, 2020, and for change of the name of the minor to Gunner Thomas James Durst. The Greene County Probate Court, located at 45 N. Detroit Street, Xenia, Ohio 45385, will hear the petition on September 29, 2026 at 9:00AM. It is alleged in the petition, pursuant to R.C. 3107.07, that the consent of is not required due to the following: That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition; That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide meaningful and regular maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition, or Other grounds under R.C. 3107.07. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, WILL TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINOR. ALL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINOR AND YOU AND YOUR RELATIVES WILL TERMINATE, SO THAT THE MINOR IS A STRANGER TO YOU AND YOUR RELATIVES FOR ALL PURPOSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DIVISION (A)(1)(b) OF SECTION 3107.15 OF THE REVISED CODE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF AGE AT THE TIME THE PETITION FOR ADOPTION WAS FILED, YOU MUST DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION WITH THE COURT WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING. (2) APPEAR AT THE HEARING. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION, AND THE MINOR WAS ONE YEAR OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME THE PETITION FOR ADOPTION WAS FILED, YOU MUST DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION WITH THE COURT WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION AND OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING. FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE COURT MAY EXTEND THE TIME IN WHICH A WRITTEN OBJECTION MAY BE FILED. (2) APPEAR AT THE HEARING. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION MAY BE ENTERED IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION ON TIME AND APPEAR AT THE HEARING. RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY: YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU ARE INDIGENT AND UNABLE TO EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PROVIDED FOR YOU PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120. OF THE REVISED CODE. YOU MUST CONTACT THE COURT ON RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE IF YOU ARE REQUESTING THAT AN ATTORNEY BE APPOINTED FOR YOU. THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN ATTORNEY OR A NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FILED BY AN ATTORNEY ON YOUR BEHALF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED TIME FRAMES, AS GROUNDS FOR AN EXTENSION TO FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS. NOTICE REGARDING LEGAL COUNSEL BECAUSE A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, WILL TERMINATE ALL YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO COUNSEL TO REPRESENT YOU AT THE HEARING ON YOUR OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION PETITION. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU AT THE HEARING ON YOUR OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION PETITION YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE PROVIDED WITH COUNSEL. IF YOU WISH TO OBTAIN APPOINTED COUNSEL, YOU MUST CONTACT THE GREENE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE: GREENE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 64 E. MAIN ST. XENIA, OHIO 45385 (937) 562-5041 PUB:July 24, 31, 2026 August 7, 2026 90223822