STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY In re H.C.J., 26JT000120-910 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS To: Clifton Gene McKinney TAKE NOTICE that pleadings seeking relief against you have been filed in the above-entitled action in Wake County, North Carolina. The nature of the relief being sought in said action is as follows: termination of your parental rights of minor child Henry Cee Jae Rucker, born on June 16, 2015, to Petitioner LaToya Rucker in Wake County, North Carolina. In order to participate in and receive further notice of this proceeding, including notice of the time and place of any hearing, you must file a written response to this petition with the Wake County Clerk of Superior Court within 40 days after the date of this notice. You have been appointed the following attorney to represent you with respect to this petition, and you may contact them to address this petition: Lisa Ferrell P.O. Box 3011 Raleigh, NC 27602 Phone: 919-334-8743 You are entitled to attend any hearing affecting your parental rights. A hearing is currently scheduled in this matter as follows: Wake County Courthouse Courtroom 4C 316 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Date: October 6, 2026, at 9:00 AM If you file an answer within the 40-day period described above, the Clerk will mail you a notice of the date, time, and location of any additional such hearings. If you fail to respond to this notice within that time, the Court may enter an order terminating any parental rights you may have with respect to the child described herein. Dated: August 31, 2026. Taylor Scruggs-Smith Attorney for Petitioner 5540 Centerview Drive, Suite 315 Raleigh, NC 27606 (919) 870-0466 IPL0369404 Aug 31,Sep 7,14 2026