TO: BRITTANY MARIE HURT, Respondent-Mother 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: Petitioners, Bradley Whaley and Christy Whaley have filed a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights seeking to terminate your parental rights to the minor juvenile, JONES CHILD, born March 13, 2014, in Matter 25JT001062-970 pursuant to Chapter 7B of the North Carolina General Statutes. You are required to make a defense to such pleading not later than July 14, 2026, said date being forty (40) days after the date of first publication (6/3/2026). Upon your failure to do so, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for the relief sought. If you fail to answer the Petition within the time prescribed, and the Court determines that grounds for termination of parental rights have been proven and that termination of your parental rights is in the best interests of the minor juvenile, your parental rights to the minor juvenile may be terminated. You are further notified that any counsel previously appointed and still representing you in an abuse, neglect, or dependency proceeding shall continue to represent you unless otherwise ordered by the Court, as of the date of this publication, attorney Anita Catherine Turlington has been appointed to represent you in this matter. Please contact the Clerk of the Superior Court of Wilson County immediately to obtain your court-appointed attorney's contact information. The Clerk's phone number is 252.206.3000. You are further notified that the date, time, and place of any pretrial hearing pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7B-1108.1 and the hearing on the Petition will be mailed by the Petitioner upon the filing of your answer, or thirty (30) days from the date of service if no answer is filed. You are also notified that the purpose of the hearing is to determine whether your parental rights should be terminated, and that you may attend the termination hearing. The date, time, and place of the first Pre-Trial hearing is July 8, 2026, at 0900AM in Wilson County District Court. The Date, time, and place of any subsequent pretrial hearing and the hearing on the Petition will be mailed by the Petitioner upon the filing of your answer or upon expiration of the time allowed for filing an answer if no answer is filed. Petitioner's Attorney: Christopher R Lusby Battle, Winslow, Scott & Wiley PA 2860-A Ward Blvd, Wilson, NC 27893 252.221.3223 June 5, 12, 19 2026 LWLM0527076