Notice of Service of Process by Publication. State of North Carolina, Gaston County. In the District Court. File No. 25 CVD 762. Jessica Ann Baker and Tyler Brannon, Plaintiffs, v. Lucia Elizabeth Beck, Joe Eric Hunter Brannon, Ricardo Luiz Beck, Defendants. To Ricardo Luiz Beck, Defendant, take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of relief being sought is a child custody order. The Complaint for Child Custody was filed on February 18, 2025. You are required to make defense to such pleading by no later than November 28, 2025, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 19th day of October, 2025. Jessica Ann Baker and Tyler Brannon, c/o Lauren E. Lowry, Attorney, 117 E. Main Ave., Gastonia, NC 28052.