NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA                                    IN THE DISTRICT COURT
23-JT-124

COUNTY OF UNION
IN RE: BENITEZ

TO: THE UNKNOWN FATHER OF BABY BOY BENITEZ, A MALE CHILD BORN
ON MAY 15, 2023, IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA TO MERLYN JANETH
BENITEZ, RESPONDENT
TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-
entitled proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is termination of parental rights.
You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days from the
first date of publication (________ , 2023), and upon your failure to do so, the parties
seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought, which will terminate any
parental rights you may have.
If you are indigent, or if counsel has been previously appointed, you may be entitled to
appointed counsel. The purpose of the hearing is Termination of Parental Rights and you may
attend the Termination hearing. Notice of the date, time, and place of any hearing will be mailed
to you by the Petitioner upon filing of the Answer or thirty (30) days from the date of service if
no Answer is filed.

This the __ day of ____ , 2023.

Thomas J. Thurman
Thurman, Wilson, Boutwell & Galvin, P. A.
N.C. Bar No. 48115
301 S. McDowell Street, Suite 608
Charlotte, North Carolina 28204
(704) 377-4164