# Publishing legal notice **URL:** \ **Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\ **Created:** [March 21, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/publishing-legal-notice/4315 "2007-03-21T16:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivyalmighty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@ivyalmighty](https://forum.rosen.com/u/ivyalmighty)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/publishing-legal-notice/4315/1 "2007-03-21T16:34:36Z")
From what i read (trying to do the same thing for my children) the bio father’s name has to be listed. The point of the public notice is to give one last chance for the biodad to show himself, on the off-chance that he reads the public notice section of the classifieds… - if no name is listed, it wouldn’t be meeting the purpose of the publication, because there would be no way to identify the intended recipient of the announcement. ---
**Author:** ![JanetFritts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@JanetFritts](https://forum.rosen.com/u/JanetFritts)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/publishing-legal-notice/4315/2 "2007-04-23T18:26:59Z")
Dear AZ2NC: Greetings. You have to read the rules specifically for doing notice by publication - the rules are in the statute for exactly what has to be published, etc. Yes, the home address should be able to be protected. By the way, before you can serve by publication you must try to serve the others ways and have those refused. Good luck. Janet L. Fritts Attorney with Rosen Law Firm 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500 Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 919.787.6668 main phone 919.256.1665 direct fax 301 McCullough Drive Suite 510 Charlotte, North Carolina 28262 704.644.2831 main voice 704.307.4595 main fax 1829 East Franklin Street, Bldg 600 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919.321.0780 main phone 919.787.6668 main fax > **[North Carolina Divorce Law - Legal Answers and Info](https://www.rosen.com/)** > > The best resource for divorce in NC. Find accurate, legal, family law advice from attorneys practicing in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill. The response posted above is based upon the limited factual information made available and is not intended as a full and complete response to the question. The only reliable manner to obtain complete and adequate legal advice is to consult with an attorney, fully explain your situation, and allow the attorney sufficient opportunity to research the applicable law and facts required to render an accurate opinion. The basic information provided above is intended as a public service but a full discussion with an attorney should be undertaken before taking any action. ---
**Author:** ![AZ2NC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@AZ2NC](https://forum.rosen.com/u/AZ2NC)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/publishing-legal-notice/4315/3 "2007-03-21T13:22:41Z")
When publishing legal notice to bio father of petition for adoption, does only a copy of the petition need to be published? Does bio fathers name need to be listed? bio.father abandoned.(it is not listed in the Meck. pro-form petition.) If I hire an attorney, can our home address be protected / kept out of the adoption petition? thanks [:)] for this service!