STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT COUNTY OF SPARTANBURG 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CHRISTOPHER AND HEATHER AUNE, PLAINTIFFS, v. M.A.B. (D.O.B. 5/14/22), A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF SEVEN (7) YEARS, DEFENDANT. NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS CASE NO.: 2025-DR-42-2008 TO: JOHN DOE YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: 1. That an adoption proceeding was filed in Spartanburg County Family Court on August 22, 2025, regarding M.A.B, a male born on May 14, 2022, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina to Mercedes Dalley. You are receiving notice of this adoption as you have been identified as the child's father on the child's birth certificate. 2. That in responding to this notice, you are required to use the caption and the number 2025-DR-42-2008. 3. That if Notice to Contest, Intervene, or otherwise Respond is filed by you with the Court within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings, you will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard before the final hearing on the merits of this adoption. 4. To file Notice to Contest, Intervene, or otherwise Respond in this action, you must notify the above-named Court at the Spartanburg County Family Court, 180 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306, in writing of your reasons for Contesting, Intervening, or otherwise Responding to the case. The above-named court must be informed of your current address and any changes of your address during the adoption proceedings. 5. That your failure to respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings constitutes your consent to the adoption and forfeiture of all of your rights and obligations to the above-named child. It is further alleged that your consent to this adoption is not required under S.C. Code Section 63-9-310 and that your parental rights should be terminated pursuant to S.C. Code Section 63-7-2570. This notice is given pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-9-730 (E). _______________________________ Amanda Cordell, Attorney for Plaintiffs 2764 Pleasant Road, Ste A #705 Fort Mill, South Carolina 29708 803-450-4550 Date: September 2025 IPL0275408 Sep 24,Oct 1,8 2025