IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING - Case No: PR-2025-002663 TO: Joe Stringer, the alleged father, and any unknown father of JCJ, a minor, whose whereabouts are unknown Please take notice that a Petition to adopt JCJ, a female born to Centoria Calena Jolly on May 20, 2009 in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida has been filed in the Probate Court of Shelby County. As a notified party, you may appear in the adoption proceeding to contest or support the Petition for Adoption. Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days from the last day this Notice of Adoption Proceeding is published with the Attorney for said Petitioner, whose name and address is shown below, and with the Chief Clerk of the Shelby County Probate Court at P.O. Box 825, Columbiana, Alabama 35051. If you fail to respond within said thirty (30) days, the Court may construe that failure as an implied consent to the adoption and as a waiver of right to appear and of further notice of the adoption proceedings. If the adoption is approved, your parental rights, if any, will be considered terminated. This the 24 day of October, 2025. Attorney: LABRENDA M. NORMAN, ESQ. P. O. BOX 3612 BESSEMER, AL 35023 (205) 438-7700 November 3, 10, 17, 24 2025 LTUS0399212