NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE DISTRICT COURT JUVENILE SESSION   FILE NO. 26JT000003-640   IN THE MATTER OF: O.B. (DOB: 09/06/2022   TO: RESPONDENTS: ANY UNKNOWN FATHER OF THE MALE JUVENILE BORN ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 6, 2022, IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA TO ASHLYNN ANN BRYANT.   Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:   Termination of all parental rights you have to the above-captioned minor child.   You are required to make defense to such pleading within forty (40) days following JANUARY 30, 2026, which date is the date of first publication of this Notice. Upon your failure to answer the petition within the time prescribed, your parental rights to the Juvenile will be terminated. You have the right to attend this hearing and you have the right to be represented by counsel and can apply for court appointed counsel.   YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A HEARING ON THE PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 30, 2026, AT 9:30 A.M., as soon thereafter as it may be heard, at the Office of Juvenile Justice, 138 N 4th Street, P.O. Box 2560, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401.   This the 26th day of January, 2026.   C. Michell Johnson Staff Attorney - New Hanover County HHS - Social Services 1650 Greenfield Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 798-3526   1/30, 2/6, 2/13