TO: Demonte Watts, biological father, and to all interested persons. You are hereby notified that an adoption case has been filed in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Case No. C-02-FM-26-000534. All persons who believe themselves to be parents of a female born on February 7, 2026 in Washington, D.C. to Kechelle Thomas, DOB: 11/05/2000, and Demonte Watts, DOB: 10/15/2002, shall file a written response. A copy of the Show Cause Order may be obtained from the clerk’s office at Court House, 8 Church Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (Phone No. 410-222-2327). If you do not file a written objection within 60 days from the later of (A) the date that this Notice is published in a newspaper or (B) the last day that this Notice is published on the Maryland Department of Human Resources website, you will have agreed to the permanent loss of your parental rights to this child.

Run Date:September 21, 2026

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