Case No. JS520846 / PEDRO ELYAS CHAVEZ NOTICE TO POTENTIAL FATHER OF PEDRO ELYAS CHAVEZMichael A. Lincoln (023564) LINCOLN & WENK, PLLC 1616 N. Litchfield Rd., Suite 140 Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-536-5500, Phone 623-536-1984, Fax minuteentries@lwazlaw.com mlincoln@lwazlaw.com Attorney for Petitioner IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA--JUVENILE DIVISION In Re the Matter of: PEDRO ELYAS CHAVEZ and ALEXZANDER MAISON CHAVEZ, Persons under the age of 18 years. Notice is given to PEDRO JUAN CHAVEZ PERALES and JOHN DOE that you have been identified by ARACELI VERHOEVEN, the natural mother, as a potential father of a child born on November 24, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. You are informed of the following: 1. Araceli Verhoeven, the natural mother, plans to place the child for adoption. 2. Under sections 8-106 and 8-107, Arizona Revised Statutes, you have the right to consent or withhold consent to the adoption. 3. Your written consent to the adoption is irrevocable once you give it. 4. If you withhold consent to the adoption, you must initiate paternity proceedings under title 25, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and serve the mother within thirty days after completion of service of this notice. 5. You have the obligation to proceed to judgment in the paternity action. 6. You have the right to seek custody. 7. If you are established as the child's father, you must begin to provide financial support for the child. 8. If you do not file a paternity action under title 25, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and do not serve the mother within thirty days after completion of the service of this notice and pursue the action to judgment, you cannot bring or maintain any action to assert any interest in the child. 9. The Indian child welfare act may supersede the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding adoption and paternity. 10. For the purposes of service of a paternity action under title 25, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, service may be made on Mother, Araceli Verhoeven, through her attorney at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite 140, Goodyear, Arizona 85395. 11. You may wish to consult with an attorney to assist you in responding to this notice. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 28th day of October, 2024. Lincoln & Wenk, PLLC /s/Michael A. Lincoln Michael A. Lincoln, Esq. 1616 N. Litchfield Rd.; Suite 140 Goodyear, AZ 85395 Attorney for Petitioner 2666414 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 2024 editions Arizona Capitol Times