NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MADISON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION JUVENILE DIVISION FILE NO. 17JT000058-560 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION (Termination of Parental Rights) IN RE: A.H., a Minor Juvenile DOB: 10/23/2017 TO: MARK SAWYER HOLT Address Unknown TAKE NOTICE that a Petition to terminate your parental rights has been filed in Madison County District Court, Juvenile Division, Madison County, North Carolina. You are hereby directed to answer the Petition within forty (40) days after September 4, 2025, exclusive of such date. Your parental rights to the juvenile will be terminated upon failure to answer the Petition within the time prescribed above. You are also hereby notified that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer in this case. If you want a lawyer and cannot afford one, the Court will appoint a lawyer to represent you. This the 4th day of September, 2025. LEAKE & STOKES, PLLC /s/ Jamie A. Stokes Jamie A. Stokes, Attorney for Petitioner 73 N. Market Street Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 253-3661 N. C. Bar No. 33795 September 4, 11, 18 2025 LGSC0362527