NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY In the General Court of Justice, District Court Division File No.: 25JT000002-870 In re: MCIVER (DOB: 09/16/2018), a minor child. CRYSTAL MARIE SCRUGGS, Petitioner, v. AMANDA LYNN MURPHY and UNKNOWN FATHER, Respondent. To: Unknown Father TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled proceedings. The nature of the proceeding is as follows: Summons and Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of a Male Minor Child: P.D.M.; born on the 16th day of September 2018 at Poughkeepsie, New York. The biological mother is known by the name of Amanda Lynn Murphy. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you must make your response and defense to such pleadings no later than 40 days following the 11th day of March 2026, the date of first publication of this Notice upon you, in order to participate in and receive further notice of the proceedings. If you fail to do so, the Petitioner will apply to the court for the relief sought. Respond to the Clerk of Superior Court of Transylvania County, located at 7 E. Main Street, Brevard, NC 28712. This the 11 day of March 2026. Jordin Carpenter Attorney for Petitioner NC Bar #: 60802 King Law Offices, PC 1012 Old Spartanburg Road Hendersonville, NC 28792 828-286-3332 March 11, 18, 25 2026 LNYS0474577