IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF N.D.P., E.D.P. AND A.P.M., MINORS CAUSE NO.: 2026-0907-AEC CHASE CROCKER AND MARIBEL MARINDA PEREZ MENDEZ PETITIONERS RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: Eliu De Leon Lopez, father of N.D.P., a female minor born on March 20, 2006; E.D.P., a female minor born on August 31, 2011; and A.P.M., a female minor born on September 15, 2015 whose last known residence is unknown and whose present street address and mailing address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry and no post office box is known to the Petitioners. YOU HAVE BEEN MADE A DEFENDANT in the suit filed in this Court by Chase Crocker and Maribel Marinda Perez Mendez, seeking relief on Petition for Custody, Adoption, Termination of Parental Rights, and Petition for Name Change Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §93-17-1 initiating a civil action pursuant to Miss. Code. Ann. §§ 93-17-1 - 93-17-31. You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition for Custody, Adoption, Termination of Parental Rights, and Petition for Name Change Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §93-17-1 at 9:00 a.m. on the 23rd day of July, 2026, in the courtroom of the Chancery Court of Jackson County, located at 3104 South Magnolia Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment will be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading pursuant to this Summons, but you may do so if you desire. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 20th day of May, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE CHANCERY COURT CLERK JACKSON COUNTY, MS By: /s/Elizabeth Campbell, D. C. IPL0344055 Jun 7,14,21 2026