NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA HAYWOOD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION IN RE J.S.P. Jr & O.K.P. 26JT000030-430; 26JT000031-430 TAKE NOTICE that petitions for termination of parental rights of the male minor children described above has been filed with the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court in Haywood County, North Carolina in a juvenile proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is to terminate the paternal rights of Bianka Paige Rich Powell to the above-described minor children. Petitions seeking to terminate the paternal rights of Bianka Paige Rich Powell to the above children have been filed bearing the docket numbers set forth in the above caption. TO: Bianka Paige Rich Powell, Respondent Mother of male minor children J.S.P. Jr born on September 25, 2019 in Buncombe County, North Carolina; and, O.K.P. born on October 8, 2022 in Jackson County, North Carolina conceived with the children's father, Jeremy Scott Powell, respondent. You are entitled to attend any hearing affecting your parental rights. You are entitled to have counsel appointed by the Court if you are indigent. If you desire counsel, you should contact the Haywood County Clerk of Court, Juvenile Division, Haywood County Courthouse at (828) 454-6500, immediately to request counsel or obtain further information. This is a new case and any attorney appointed previously will only represent you provisionally unless you make an appearance in this court proceeding. The date, time, and place of the hearing will be mailed by the clerk upon your filing an answer, or thirty (30) days from the service if no answer is filed, and if your address is known. You are required to make a defense to such pleading no later than August 5, 2026, and upon your failure to do so, the Petitioner, the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency, seeking service against you, will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 25th day of June 2026. Rachael J. Hawes, Attorney for Petitioner Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency 157 Paragon Parkway, Suite 300 Clyde, North Carolina 28721 828-452-6620 Attorney Bar# 39135 June 25, July 2, 9 2026 LOKR0542807