Adams Cnty. C.P. Rules of Orphans Court Rule 15.6

A. If personal service is not obtainable and the registered or certified mail is

returned undelivered, then:

1. Notice shall be sent by regular mail to the last known address of the

parent and an affidavit of mailing shall be filed of record.

2. Further notice by publication shall be given once a week during three

successive calendar weeks in the local legal periodical and in a

newspaper of general circulation published at or near his or her last

known residence within the county.

3. The notice by publication shall appear in substantially the following

form:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, ADAMS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION

NOTICE

TO: (Party to Whom Notice is Given)

You are hereby notified that a Petition for (Adoption/Involuntary Termination of

Parental Rights to Child) has been filed in the Orphans' Court Division of the

Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, Pennsylvania. A hearing has been set

for __________ at _______ o'clock, __.M., prevailing time, at the Courthouse at

Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of determining

whether or not statutory grounds exist for the (Adoption/Involuntary Termination

of Your Parental Rights) with respect to your child.

You should contact your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or

cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where

you can get help.

Court Administrator

Adams County Courthouse

111-117 Baltimore Street

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Telephone Number: 717-337-9846

4. Proof of notice by publication shall be presented to the Court at the

time of the hearing.