PUBLIC NOTICE

State of Minnesota
County Freeborn
District Court
Katrena Leslie Zak, Petitioner, and Veronica Nicole Garcia, Benjamin Padilla, Respondents
SUMMONS FOR THIRD PARTY CUSTODY
Minn. Stat. ch. 257C

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED Respondents:
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The Petitioner has filed a lawsuit against you to ask for custody of the following minor children:
Joell Padilla, BORN June 7, 2013
Amari Padilla BORN July 17, 2015
A copy of the Petition for Third Party Custody is served on you with this Summons.
This Summons is an official document that affects your rights, even if it does not have a court file number listed. Read this Summons and the attached Petition carefully. If you do not understand it, contact an attorney for legal advice.
1. The Petitioner has filed a lawsuit against you asking the Court to give Petitioner custody of the minor children.
2. You must serve upon Petitioner and file with the Court a written Answer to the Petition, and you must pay the required filing fee unless it is waived by the Court. Answer forms are available on the Minnesota Judicial Branch webpage at www.mncourts.gov/forms.
3. You must serve your Answer upon the Petitioner within 21 days of the date you were served with this Summons, not counting the day of service. If you do not serve and file an Answer, the Court may decide custody and give Petitioner everything he or she is asking for in the attached Petition.
DATE: 12-1-2023
/s/Katrena Zak
Street Address: 210 First Ave N
City/State/Zip: Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007
Telephone: 507-440-9506
E-mail address: zakkatrena@gmail.com

Albert Lea Tribune:
Mar. 16, 23 and 30, 2023
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