Stevens

Stevens STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF CLEVELAND 25JT000120-220 IN RE IKC Notice of Termination of Parental Rights TO: Gracie Leeanne Davis Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled juvenile action. The nature of the relief being sought is the termination of your parental rights in and to a female minor child, Ivie Kelis Carter, born April 2, 2016. Court Order from the District Court of Cleveland County directing that service of process on you take place by publication was entered March 4, 2026. You must answer or otherwise respond to the pleading within forty (40) days of the date of first publication of this Notice. If you fail to answer or otherwise respond within the time prescribed, your parental rights in and to the juvenile referred to above may be terminated. If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel in this matter, and to that end, provisional counsel has been appointed for you in this matter, and that the appointment of provisional counsel shall be reviewed (including the issue of whether to release such provisional counsel if you do not appear) by the court at the first hearing after service of process in this matter. You are advised to IMMEDIATELY contact the Clerk of Court of Cleveland County, at (704)476-7800, to obtain further information about this case, including a copy of the pleading filed herein, the name, address and telephone number of provisional counsel appointed in this matter, and the date(s) and time(s) of scheduled hearings. This the 23 day of April, 2026 HORN, PACK, BROWN & DOW, P.A. Carol Dow (State Bar #41235) Attorney for Petitioner 211 South DeKalb Street Shelby, NC 28151-0063 (704) 482-2454 April 23, 30, May 7 2026 LWLM0503713