PUBLIC NOTICE NAME, ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBER Steven & Megan Almerood 5518 Treehouse Lane Riverbank, CA 95367 559-816-7856 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STANISLAUS In the Matter of Steven & Megan Almerood to declare Ryan Timbob Wharff a minor to be free from the custody and control of Timothy Wharff CASE NO. FL26000462 EX PARTE APPLICAION AND REQUEST FOR ORDER TO PUBLISH THE CITATION TO PARENT AND ORDER THEREON Steven & Megan Almerood (Your Name), HEREBY MAKES AN APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION OF THE CITATION TO PARENT ON THE biological father as follows: 1. I declare I am the Adopting Parent 2. I seek an order for publication of the CITATION TO PARENT in THE MANTECA BULLETIN, which ia s newspaper adjudicated of general circulation in San Joaquin County, in the State of California, and most likely to give notice to Timothy Wharff, because I have been unsuccessful in locating him/her for purpose of personal service. I have made the following efforts to locate and have this individual served: I attempted to reach him or her at their last known address. X I have looked in the online or print telephone directory for the area the other party was living in when I last had contact with the party. Directory Name: WHITE PAGES Result: Phone/relatives Contacted the party's last know place of employment. X I was unable to contact the party's last known place of employment because: we do not know of any. We don't believe he is employed. X Contacted the part's relatives. Name: Julie Limbocker Date: 2/2/2026 Result: received his phone & where abouts X I was unable to contact the party's friends and acquaintances because: I/we do not know of any X I was unable to contact the County Tax Assessors Office because: we don't believe he owns property, X My other efforts to locate the person includes: State social worker has made efforts Based on the foregoing, I therefore ask the Court for an Order for Publication of the CITATION TO PARENT for the purposes of service on the biological Mother or Father I declare under the penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of California that the above stated facts are true and correct. Dated: 5/11/26 (Print Name): Steven Almarood Megan Almerood ORDER Based on the above application. IT IS SO ORDERED that service of the CITATION TO PARENT may be served on the biological X Father by publication in The Manteca Bulletin newspaper. Dated: 5/12/26 Publication Dates: 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, & 6/5, 2026 MB#05-39