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. 23JA000209-590 In the Matter of: Nicole Brown, minor child. TO: Auzhane Brown, 820 Squirrel hill Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, biological mother of the above-named female child born to Auzhane Brown on July 31, 2025 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. TAKE NOTICE that a petition alleging abuse/neglect/dependency of the minor juvenile(s) described above has been filed with the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in a juvenile proceeding, bearing the docket number(s) set forth in the above caption. The nature of the relief being sought is to find and adjudicate the minor juvenile(s) abused/neglected/dependent pursuant to N.C. Gen Stat. § 7B-101. You are required to answer the petition no later than forty (40) days after the 23rd day of August 2025, which is the date of the first publication of this Notice; and upon your failure to do so, the petitioner will apply to the court for the relief sought. If the court determines at the adjudicatory hearing that the allegations of the petition are true, the court will conduct a dispositional hearing to consider the needs of the juvenile and enter an order designed to meet those needs and the objectives of the State. The dispositional order or a subsequent order may: (1) remove the juvenile 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; (2) order the parent to pay child support if custody of the juvenile is placed with someone other than the parent; (3) place legal or physical custody of the juvenile with the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile's household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile's care on the condition that that individual undergo medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment; (4) require that the juvenile 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; (5) 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; (6) 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 or that individual; (7) upon proper notice and hearing and a finding based on the criteria set out in G.S. 7B-1111, terminate the parental rights of the respondent parent. Upon completion of this service by publication, the Court obtains jurisdiction over you, and your failure to comply with any order of the Court pursuant to G.S. 7B-904 may cause the Court to issue a show cause order for contempt. You are entitled to attend any hearing held in this matter. You have a right to be represented by a lawyer at all stages of the proceeding. If you want a lawyer and cannot afford to hire one, the Court will appoint a lawyer to represent you. You may hire a lawyer of your choice at any time, or you may waive the right to a lawyer and represent yourself. 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.) T.L. Larry Attorney for Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Petitioner Youth & Family Services Division 720 East Fourth Street, Suite 502 Charlotte, NC 28202 980-301-3906 IPL0266509 Aug 23,30,Sep 6 2025