NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE DISTRICT COURT JUVENILE SESSION IN THE MATTER OF:  C.G. (DOB: 12/10/2015)  FILE NO.: 26JT000011-640  TO: RESPONDENTS: ANY UNKNOWN FATHER OF THE MALE JUVENILE BORN ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 10, 2015, IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, DUTCHESS COUNTY TO MICHELLE NICOLE GRAHAM.  Take notice that a petition seeking to terminate your parental rights has been filed against you in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:  Termination of all parental rights you have to the abovecaptioned minor child. You are required to make defense to such pleading within forty (40) days following FEBRUARY 17, 2026, which date is the date of first publication of this Notice. Upon your failure to answer the petition within the time prescribed, your personal 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 APRIL 13, 2026, AT 9:30 A.M. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, at the Division of Juvenile Justice, 138 North 4th Street, Courtroom A, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401.  This 11th day of February 2026  Jill R. Cairo, Staff Attorney N.C. Bar ID: 21957 New Hanover Co. HHS-DSS 1650 Greenfield Street Wilmington, NC 28401 jcairo@nhcgov.com 2/17, 2/24, 3/3/2026