IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF BULLOCH COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF: H.W., SEX: Male; DOB: 05/06/2023 Minor child under 18 years of age. NOTICE OF SUMMONS PETITION FOR NON-REUNIFICATION AND PERMANENT GUARDIANSHIP TO: Brent Williams, legal father of H.W., a male child born on May 6, 2023, born to Kandice Mitchell. YOU ARE NOTIFIED, that a Motion for Non-Reunification and a Petition for Permanent Guardianship were filed in the Juvenile Court of Bulloch County on the 4th day of April, 2025. YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED AND REQUIRED to lay any and all other business aside and to be and appear before the Juvenile Court of Bulloch County, located at the Bulloch County Judicial Annex located in Statesboro, Georgia, on the 12th day of June, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. and to remain in attendance from hour to hour, day to day, month to month, year to year, and time to time, as said case may be continued, and until discharged by the Court; each of you then and there to make defense and to show cause why the said child and all parties named herein should not be dealt with according to the provisions of the law. Copies of the motion and petition may be obtained by the parents from the Clerk of the Bulloch County Juvenile Court during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays. A free copy of the motion and petition shall be available to the parent. Upon request, the copies will be mailed to the requester - parents or alleged parents only. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that while responsive pleadings are not mandatory, they are permissible and you are encouraged to file with the Clerk of this Court and serve on Petitioner's attorney, an answer or other responsive pleadings. WITNESS the Honorable Donald Sheppard, Judge of said Court. This 25th day of April, 2025. /s/ Heather Banks McNeal Clerk, Juvenile Court, Bulloch County, Georgia 70694 5/22/25 RL