In the Court of Common Pleas, 14th Judicial Circuit, Beaufort County, South Carolina CASE NO.: 2026-CP-07-01658 Simeon Wood, Plaintiff, v. The heirs of Peter Wood and Ruth Christina Wood, and Andrew Paul Wood as heir to Peter Wood and Ruth Christina Wood and those unknown persons who are or who might claim to be an heir-at-law of any of the persons who are deceased or unknown being collectively designated herein as JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, including any unknown persons in the Armed Forces of the United States of America, including but not limited to any minors, person non Compos mentis and persons under disability of any kind or nature who might claim to be an heir-at-law of any of the persons named above, Defendants. Summons YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this action a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at 1251 May River Road, Bluffton, South Carolina 29910 within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, AND IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE SAID ACTION THEN JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE RENDERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Rule 53(B) of the S.C.R.C.P., as amended, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference to a Special Referee as appointed by the Circuit Court or Clerk of Court, which Order, pursuant to Rule 53 (b) of the S.C.R.C.P. and §15-67-60 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), will specifically provide that said Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action, with all appeals directly to the South Carolina Supreme Court or Court of Appeals as provided by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. The Summons and Complaint was filed with the Beaufort County Clerk of Court on June 30, 2026. Lis Pendens NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendants above named to quiet title to the real properties described hereinafter. The premises effected by this action are situate in Beaufort County, South Carolina, and more fully described as follows; to wit: A 2.38% undivided interest in that certain Apartment and all of the personal property presently contained therein, lying and being on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 1609 of the PORT VILLAS II HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME NO. IX, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of PORT VILLAS II HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME NO. IX establishing said Horizontal Property Regime, said Deed being dated the 6th day of December 1974, and being recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 229 at Page 463, and as corrected by instrument recorded in same office in Deed Book 229 at Page 820, and as further modified in same office in Deed Book 234 at Page 349. This Lis Pendens is filed against Use Period 32 as described and set forth in the Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, conditions, etc. as described in the instrument recorded in the ROD in Deed Book 246 at Page 640. TMS Number: 0019 0302 1609 070 The Lis Pendens was filed with the Beaufort County Clerk of Court on June 30, 2026. NOTICE TO ALL UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS, MINORS, PERSONS IN THE ARMED SERVICES, INSANE PERSONS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS SUFFERING UNDER ANY DISABILITY TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: And to any thereof that may be residents or non-residents of South Carolina, and to the natural, general, testamentary or other guardian or committee thereof, and to the person with whom they reside or by whom they may be employed, if any there be, and to all other Defendants whose whereabouts cannot be ascertained. TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint, and Lis Pendens, were filed with the Clerk of Court on about June 30, 2026, and Notice to Unknown Defendants and Persons Under Disability, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Beaufort County, South Carolina on or about June 30, 2026, and on or about that same date Collin Davidson, Esquire, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi, his appointment to become absolute thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons. The Notice was filed with the Beaufort County Clerk of Court on June 30, 2026. VAUX MARSCHER BERGLIND, P.A. By: S/Mark S. Berglind, Attorneys for the Plaintiff, Post Office Box 769, Bluffton, South Carolina 29910, Telephone 843-757-2888 IPL0358999 Jul 22,29,Aug 5 2026