IN THE PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF DORCHESTER STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CASE NO.: 2026-GC-18-00007 IN THE MATTER OF EVELYN V. BURKETT, alleged incapacitated individual SUMMONS & PETITION FOR FINDING OF INCAPACITY AND APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR TO JAMES BURKETT and any and all other interested parties: Notice is given that an action has been filed in the Probate Court in the County of Dorchester, South Carolina, on January 22, 2026 for the finding of incapacity and appointment of a guardian and conservator for Evelyn V. Burkett. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Petition in this action and to serve a copy of your answer to the Petition within 30 days of this publication on Petitioner's attorney at the below address. Should you fail to answer the Petition within the aforementioned time period, the Petitioner will seek judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. Julie B. Cude Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP 1221 Main Street, Suite 1100 (29201) Post Office Box 1509 Columbia, SC 29202 803-253-8928 IPL0317804 Feb 27,Mar 6,13 2026