Notice of Petition for Termination of Parental Rights G.L. c. 210 Section 3 Docket No. MI26A0026CW Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court

Notice of Petition for Termination of Parental Rights G.L. c. 210 Section 3 Docket No. MI26A0026CW Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court In the matter of: Miles Degan Appleton aka Baby Boy Appleton To: any unknown or unnamed father, parent(s) of the above-named child Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 (781) 865-4000 A putative father will not have standing as a party to this case without a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage or an adjudication of paternity. A petition has been presented to said court by Adoptions with Love, Inc., Newton, MA 02464 representing that the parent(s) of the child lack(s) current ability, capacity, fitness and readiness to assume parental responsibility for the child; that the petitioner's plan for the child will serve the child's best interest; and, requesting that this Honorable Court enter a decree under the provision of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 210, Section 3, that shall have the effect of terminating the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the custody, guardianship, adoption or other disposition of the child named herein. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: WOBURN ON OR BERFORE TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 03/26/2026 YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY IF YOU ARE AN INDIGENT PERSON. An indigent person is defined by SJC Rule 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving AFDC, EAEDC, poverty related veteran's benefits, food stamps, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent. Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager/Adoptions Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed above to obtain the necessary forms. WITNESS, Hon. Terri L. Klug Cafazzo, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 28, 2026 Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Publication Dates LNEO0453607