PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF
PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
THE UNKNOWN FATHER
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
FILE NO: 24-JA-001075-060

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF BEAUFORT

IN RE: K.T.P., minor child.

TO: THE UNKNOWN FATHER, of an African American Male child born on or about November 16, 2022, in Pitt County, North Carolina. The mother of the child is Shamekia Peele.

TAKE NOTICE that a motion has been filed seeking to terminate your parental rights to the above-described juvenile.

You must prepare and file with the Clerk of Superior Court of Beaufort County a written answer to the motion within 30 (THIRTY) days of the first date of publication of this summons, the 18th day of July, 2026. You must also serve a copy of the answer on the petitioner or its attorney.

If you fail to file an answer, the relief sought will be granted. The petitioner will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the petition.

Matthew W. Jackson
Attorney for the Petitioner,
Beaufort County DSS
632 West Fifth Street
Washington, NC 27889

Washington Daily News:
July 18, 25 and Aug. 1, 2026
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