STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA        IN THE GENERAL COURT                                                            OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE                DISTRICT COURT DIVISION                                                            JUVENILE DIVISION   IN THE MATTER OF: FILE NO.: 25JA000126-100   R-B.C.B., Minor Child.   TO: SHMAILACA BOWERS, RESPONDENT MOTHER of one African-American female child, born July 24, 2025, in Buncombe County, North Carolina.   TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-captioned action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: Adjudication of neglect of R.B.B., minor child, pursuant to North Carolina General Statute, 7B-101(15).   You are required to make defense to such proceedings no later than November 25, 2025, said date being forty (40) days from the first publication of this notice, and upon your failure to do so, the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner, will apply to the Court for the relief sought.   If you are indigent, you are entitled to appointed counsel. You may contact the Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court, Juvenile Division, District Court 4C, 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801 at (828) 259-3400 immediately to request counsel.   THIS, the 7TH day of October, 2025.                                                              SUZANNE AVETT, ESQ.                                                            BCDHHS                                                            PO BOX 7408                                                            ASHEVILLE, NC 28802                                                            828-250-5500 10/16,10/23,10/30/2025    11741702