STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE - IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE - DISTRICT COURT DIVISION - JUVENILE DIVISION - 19 JT 113 - IN THE MATTER OF: W.S.J., Minor Child. TO: UNKNOWN FATHER(s), of one biracial, male child born June 18, 2018 to S.A.J. in Baltimore City, Maryland. The mother of the minor child, S.A.J., is Caucasian. TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-captioned action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: Termination of parental rights to W.S.J., minor child, pursuant to North Carolina General Statute, 7B-1111. You are required to make defense to such proceedings no later than March 8, 2021, said date being forty (40) days from the publication of this notice, and upon your failure to do so, the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner, will apply to the Court for the relief sought. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AND ASSERT A DEFENSE TO THIS PETITION, YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS WILL BE PERMANENTLY TERMINATED. If you are indigent, you are entitled to appointed counsel. You may contact the Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court, Juvenile Division, District Court 4C, 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801 immediately to request counsel. Any counsel appointed previously and still representing you in the underlying juvenile matter regarding the minor children shall continue to represent you unless otherwise ordered by the Court. This the 27th day of January, 2021. JACK DENSMORE, ESQ. BCDHHS PO BOX 7408 ASHEVILLE, NC 28802 828-250-5500 ja27,f3,10