NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION State of North Carolina County of Mecklenburg In the General Court of Justice District Court Division File No. 25JA000199-590 In the Matter of: A.D., minor child. TO: LARON ADAMS, address unknown, Charlotte, North Carolina, putative father of the above-named female child born to Monette Johnson on January 21, 2022, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. TAKE NOTICE that a petition for neglect/dependency of the minor juvenile described above has been filed with the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in a juvenile proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is to find the minor juvenile is neglected and dependent pursuant to N.C. Gen Stat. § 7B-101. A petition seeking to find the above minor juvenile is neglected and dependent was filed bearing the docket number set forth in the above caption. It is also possible in the future that, if certain criteria are met, a petition seeking to terminate your parental rights could be filed. You are required to answer the petition no later than forty (40) days after the 17th day of August 2025, which is the date of the first publication of this Notice; and upon your failure to do so, the Court may enter one of more of the orders described in the following paragraph. The Court may enter orders in this matter that may: make a determination as to paternity of the juvenile(s); remove the juvenile(s) from the custody of a parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile's household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile's care; order the parent to pay child support if custody of the juvenile(s) is placed with someone other than the parent; place legal or physical custody of the juvenile(s) with the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile's household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile's care on the condition that the individual undergo medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment; require that the juvenile(s) receive medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment and that the parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile's household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile's care participate in the treatment; require the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile's household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile's care to undergo psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment or counseling; order the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile's household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile's care to pay for treatment that is ordered for the juvenile(s) or that individual; and upon proper notice and hearing and a finding based on the criteria set out in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111, terminate your parental rights. You are entitled to attend any hearing held in this matter. You have a 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 for you. If you are represented by a lawyer appointed previously in an abuse, neglect or dependency case, that lawyer may be able to represent you unless the Court orders otherwise. If you are not represented by a lawyer, unsure as to whether you are represented by a lawyer, or want a lawyer and cannot afford one, then you are encouraged to contact the Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office at (704) 686-0018 to request an attorney. At the first hearing, the Court will determine whether you qualify for a court-appointed lawyer. If you do not qualify, the lawyer will be released. (NOTE: If a lawyer is appointed for you and if the Court terminates your parental rights, you may become liable for repayment of the lawyer's fees, and a judgment for the amount of the fees may be entered against you.) Clint Davis - Petitioner Attorney for Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Youth & Family Services Division 720 East Fourth Street, Suite 502 Charlotte, NC 28202 (980) 314-7336 IPL0264432 Aug 17,24,31 2025