Notice of Action for Termination of Parental Rights Pending Adoption Case No.: 2026 DR 1872 TO: Nicholas Alan Sumrall Ocean Springs, Jackson County YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Pending Adoption has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to Clay H. Whittaker, Esq. d/b/a Gulf Coast Adoptions, PLLC, as the Adoption Entity, and whose address is 30 S. Spring St. Pensacola, Florida 32502 (and phone number 850-999-7977), on or before 9/14/2026 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court at M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The minor child is identified as follows: Name: Baby Girl Holder Date of Birth: June 29, 2026 Place of Birth: HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Fort Walton Beach, Florida Physical Description of Respondent Unmarried Biological Father: Age: 32 Race: Caucasian Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Approximate Height: 6' Approximate Weight: 150lbs Potential Location: Ocean Springs, MS No further information or identifying characteristics of the unknown respondent unmarried biological father are known. Hearing Date for Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Pending Adoption: Friday, September 29, at 1:00 P.M. Central Time Judge Todd Harris Join Zoom Meeting from Computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4419604993 Dial-in from telephone +1 312 626 6799 US (Primary) +1 929 205 6099 US (Secondary) Meeting ID: 441 960 4993 Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office. You may review these documents upon request. The Court's primary phone number is 850-595-4400 and the Family Law Division phone number is 850-595-4331. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk's office. Dated: 8/3/2026 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Dominick Brennan {Deputy Clerk} IPL0363056 Aug 5,12,19,26 2026