IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN FOR M.C.C. and R.C.L. Minor Children CAUSE NO: 30CH1:25cv02439 DNH CHERYL LYNN LACEY PETITIONER SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: The Unknown father of R.C.L. a male child born to Rachel Hannah Lacey in 2016. You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Cheryl Lynn Lacey seeking to be appointed guardian of the minor child R.C.L. a male child born to Rachel Hannah Lacey in 2016. You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the Complaint to DUSTIN N. THOMAS, THE LAW OFFICES OF DUSTIN N. THOMAS PLLC., the attorney for the Plaintiff, whose street address is 525 Krebs Ave. P. O. Drawer 1270, Pascagoula, MS 39568-1270. Your response must be mailed or delivered within (30) days after the 26th day of January 2026 which is the date of the first publication of this summons. If your response is not so mailed or delivered a judgment by default will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the complaint. You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. You are further summoned and required to appear before the Chancellor of the Chancery Court of Jackson County, Mississippi, in the Chancery Courtroom of the Jackson County Courthouse, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on the 19th day of March 2026 at 9:00 a.m. then and there to plead, answer, demur or otherwise respond to the Petition filed herein, and if you fail to appear and defend, a Judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the 12th day of January 2026. Josh Eldridge Jackson Chancery Clerk of Jackson County, Mississippi (Seal) Publication Dates 1/26/2026 2/2/2026 2/9/2026 Dustin N. Thomas The Law Offices of Dustin N. Thomas PLLC. 525 Krebs Ave O. Box 1270 Pascagoula, MS 39568-1270 (228) 696-8881 (Phone) (228) 696-8991 (Fax) MS Bar No. 10861 dustin@dustinthomaslaw.com IPL0305187 Jan 26,Feb 2,9 2026