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: FILE NO. 26JT000020-640 J.A.J. (DOB: 02-05-2015) TO: ANY UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF THE ABOVE CAPTIONED FEMALE, CHILD BORN IN WILMINGTON, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 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 thirty (30) days following March 19, 2026 which date is the date of first publication of this Notice. Upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A HEARING ON THE PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS IS SCHEDULED FOR May 11th, 2026, AT 9:30 A.M. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, at the Department of Juvenile Justice, 138 N 4th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401. This the 19th day of March, 2026. LeeAnne Quattrucci Attorney for the Petitioner 401 Chestnut Street, Suite J Wilmington, NC 28401 Tel. #: (910) 795-0230 Fax #: (910) 401-1485 March 19, 26, April 2 2026 LWLM0481095