IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION) HUNTER COX PLAINTIFF VS. NO. 24-1548(2) LACIE EAVES and BRANDON JOSEPH RACCA DEFENDANTS SUMMONS TO: BRANDON JOSEPH RACCA, whose current street and post office address Is unknown to Plaintiff after diligent search, effort and inquiry to ascertain and determine same You have been made a Defendant in the Second Amended Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights and for Permanent Custody filed in this cause by Hunter Cox, in which he requests your parental rights to A.R, and M.R.,., minors, be terminated, that Plaintiff be awarded the permanent custody of said minor children, as well as other relief, . You are summoned to appear and defend against said Second Amended Complaint to Terminate Parental Rights and for Permanent Custody at 9:30 O'Clock A.M. on the 20th day of July, 2026, in the Chancery Courtroom at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport, Mississippi, before Chancellor Jennifer Schloegel, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered against you for the things demanded in said Second Amended Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights and for Permanent Custody. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire. Issued under my hand and seal of the said Court this 10th day of June, 2026. ANGELA THRASH, Chancery Clerk of Harrison County, MS By: /s/ Kelli_C, Hicks___D.C. This process prepared by: Patricia Champagne – MSB#5950 Attorney for Hunter Cox P.O. Box 6514 Gulfport, MS 39506 IPL0348174 Jun 18,25,Jul 2 2026