NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Child Custody: Defendant Jose Franklin Ortiz Reyes Take notice that a Complaint has been filed seeking relief against you. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Child Custody of the minor Child: Franklin Jahir Ortiz Lopez, born on January 11, 2012, be granted to mother, Esmmy Lizeth Lopez Valle (Plaintiff) from father Jose Franklin Ortiz Reyes (Defendant) of Custody now being shared by mother and father. For this case, 25CV005745-350, Valle vs Reyes, action was filed on October 16, 2025, in Civil District Court of Gaston County, located at 325 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Gastonia, NC 28052. Defendant should make defense of this pleading no later than 40 (forty) days from the first date of this publication (October 18, 2025). Upon failure to do so, Plaintiff, as the party seeking Service of Process by Publication, will proceed in Court in order to obtain the relief sought. Marco E. Duque, Attorney for Plaintiff. 5200 Monroe Rd., Charlotte, NC 28205 – Tel.: 704.851.8020 IPL0283184 Oct 21,28,Nov 4 2025