NOTICE OF ADOPTION To: Dylan Tharpe 5611 Esther Place Lizella, GA 31052 You are hereby notified pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-8-12 that an adoption petition for Madison Alyssa Louise Tharpe, Mary Jane Elizabeth Tharpe, and Christopher Colten James Tharpe has been filed and is pending in the Superior Court of Houston County, State of Georgia. You will lose all rights to the children and will neither receive notice nor be entitled to object to the adoption of the minor children unless, within thirty (30) days from receipt of this notice you file: 1. A petition to legitimate the children pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-22 as a separate civil action; 2. Notice of the filing of the Petition to Legitimate with the court in which the action under this code section, if any, is pending; and, 3. Notice of the filing to the person or agency who provided such notice to such biological father. This notice is being provided by the attorney for the Petitioner: Robert R. Lawson Georgia State Bar No. 440566 DANIEL, LAWSON, TUGGLE & JERLES, LLP 912 Main Street Post Office Box 89 Perry, Georgia 31069 478- 987-2622 IPL0282953 Oct 29,Nov 5,12 2025