STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CA 2026-CP-07-00753 Equity Trust Custodian FBO 200317662 IRA; Equity Trust Custodian FBO Thomas Cook IRA; and Equity Trust Custodian FBO Victoria Cook IRA; Plaintiffs, Vs. Jessica J. Hawkins-McManigle, Defendant. To the Defendant: You are hereby summoned and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, the original of which was duly filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of Beaufort County, SC, on March 19, 2026; and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the subscriber at his office at 7 Plantation Park Drive, Suite 3, Bluffton, SC 29910, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Jones, Simpson & Newton, P.A. By: J. Thomas Mikell P.O. Box 1938 Bluffton, SC 29910 tmikell@jsplaw.net Attorney for the Plaintiffs IPL0361128 Jul 29,Aug 5,12 2026