IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF COLUMBIA COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF: S. E. SEX: Female DOB: 08/13/2025 FILE NO: 2025J0057 NOTICE OF SUMMONS ______________________ TO ASHLEY EPPENBROCK, biological mother, whose last known address is 3590 Mistletoe Road, Appling, Georgia 30802 _______________________ YOU ARE NOTIFIED, that a Motion for Permanent Guardianship was filed in the Juvenile Court of Columbia County on the 17th day of October, 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 Columbia County, located at 7045 Evans Town Center Blvd, Evans, Georgia 30809, on DECEMBER 12, 2025, at 1:30 P.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. A copy of the petition may be obtained by the parents from the Clerk of the Columbia County Juvenile Court, 640 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans, Georgia 30809, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays. A free copy shall be available to the parent. Upon request, the copy 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 Charles E. Evans, Judge of said Court, this 17th day of October, 2025. Cindy Mason Clerk, Juvenile Court Columbia County, Georgia Publication Dates LGSC0394342