NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION GUILFORD COUNTY 25 SP 001415-400 In Re: NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF PROCEEDING Schippert, A Minor Child. TO: SANTOS LAMONT SMITH, the legal and biological father of a female child born on August 18, 2016, in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, respondent. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Adoption of a Minor Child regarding the above-captioned minor child, born to Kelly Kristy Suggs on August 18, 2016, in Greensboro, North Carolina, was filed with the Clerk of Superior Court for Guilford County, North Carolina, on September 17, 2025. You must file a response to this petition within forty (40) days of December 7, 2025, exclusive of that date, said date being the date of the first publication of this Notice, in order to participate in and to receive further notice of the adoption proceeding, including notice of the time and place of any hearing. Upon failure to do so, your parental rights, if any, will be terminated upon entry of the order of adoption. Michele G. Smith Attorney for Petitioners Post Office Box 989 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 Telephone: (336) 379-1390 IPL0296311 Dec 7,14,21 2025