NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 25 SP 001383-590 IN RE: Adoption of Makayla Danielle Vines TO: QUENTIN MARTIN VINES SR., the biological father of Makayla Danielle Vines, a female child born on May 29, 2006, in Concord, North Carolina. Please take notice that a petition has been filed by David Alexander Harris in the District Court Division of the General Court of Justice, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, seeking the adoption of the adult child Makayla Danielle Vines and termination of your parental rights. It is alleged that the child was conceived on or about September 30, 2005, in or near Concord, North Carolina, and born to Stephanie Renee Harris, a 43-year-old African American female, and Quentin Martin Vines Sr., a 48-year-old African American male. You are required to file a written response to the petition with the Clerk of Superior Court for Mecklenburg County, located at 832 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, within forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of this notice. If you fail to respond within the required time, the Court may proceed with the adoption and enter an order terminating your parental rights without further notice to you. This notice is being published pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 1-597 and 1-598 by order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Mecklenburg County. This the 23rd day of june, 2025. David A Harris 4107 Chip Sparrow Ln charlotte Nc 28269 IPL0242252 Jun 23,30,Jul 7 2025