SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY

| February 11, 2011 12:00 PM

No.

In re: the Adoption of Infant N., An unborn child

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING RE: TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD

RELATIONSHIPS

_______________________________________________________________________________

TO: RICHARD PEREZ

AND TO: Any person claiming a parental interest in the

above-named child

A Petition for Relinquishment and Termination of

Parent-Child Relationships and for Adoption, which includes a

request for termination of the parent-child relationship between

the child and you and between the child and any other person

claiming a parental interest in the child has been filed in the

above-entitled court. The Petitioners are asking the court for an

order permanently terminating the parent-child relationship between

you and the child, permanently terminating all of your rights to

the child, and for a Decree of Adoption declaring the Petitioners

to be the legal parents of the child.

No.

In re: the Adoption of Infant N., An unborn child

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING RE: TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS

_______________________________________________________________________________

TO: RICHARD PEREZ

AND TO: Any person claiming a parental interest in the above-named child

A Petition for Relinquishment and Termination of Parent-Child Relationships and for Adoption, which includes a request for termination of the parent-child relationship between the child and you and between the child and any other person claiming a parental interest in the child has been filed in the above-entitled court. The Petitioners are asking the court for an order permanently terminating the parent-child relationship between you and the child, permanently terminating all of your rights to the child, and for a Decree of Adoption declaring the Petitioners to be the legal parents of the child.

The child is was conceived approximately between June 1, 2010 and June 7, 2010, in Moses Lake, Washington. The child is expected to be born on or about February 23, 2011. The name of the child's mother is Jessica Lynn Northup. In order to defend against this Petition, you must respond to the Petition by stating your defense in writing and by serving a copy upon Joyce S. Schwensen (the attorney for the Petitioners) at the address below within thirty days after date this Summons is served upon you, or an order permanently terminating your parent-child relationship with the child by default will be entered. A default order is one where the Petitioners are entitled to what they ask for because you have not responded. If you serve a notice of appearance on Joyce S. Schwensen (the attorney for the Petitioners) at the address below, you are entitled to notice before a default order may be entered.

You have a right to be represented by an attorney. If you are indigent and request an attorney, an attorney will be appointed for you. You have a right to file a claim of paternity under chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington. Your failure to file a claim of paternity under chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington or to respond to the Petition for Relinquishment and Termination of Parent-Child Relationships and for Adoption which has been filed herein within thirty days of the date this Summons is served upon you is grounds to terminate your parent-child relationship with respect to the child.

If the child is an Indian child as defined by the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et sec., and if you acknowledge paternity of the child or if your paternity is established prior to the termination of the parent-child relationship, your paternal rights may not be terminated unless you give valid consent to termination, or your parent-child relationship is terminated involuntarily pursuant to chapter 26.33 or 13.34 RCW.

The court hearing on the termination of your parental rights shall be on Friday March 18, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. in Department A, First Floor, of the Snohomish County Courthouse, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201.

YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT ORDER PERMANENTLY TERMINATING ALL OF YOUR RIGHTS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD.

Dated this __9th____ day of February, 2011 at Seattle, Washington.

/s/Joyce Schwensen

Joyce S. Schwensen

Attorney for Petitioners

WSBA Number: 14520

#02044/1467947

Pub.: February 11, 18 & 25, 2011