STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA  COUNTY OF PICKENS   IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C.A.No.: 2025-DR-39-373   South Carolina Department of  Social Services, Plaintiff,  vs. Jennifer Renee Rector, Theodore Arnold Bercume, Alexander Lance Rector Defendants.    IN THE INTEREST OF:  Minor Child, Male, Born in 2016 Minor Child, Male, Born in 2017 Minors under the Age of 18    SUMMONS AND NOTICE   TO: DEFENDANT ALEXANDER LANCE RECTOR:   YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights for the minor children in this action filed against you, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County on May 22, 2025, copies of which will be delivered to you upon your request, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff to Ashley P. Case, Pickens County Department of Social Services – Legal, P.O. Box 158, Pickens, S.C. 29671 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the date of service, and if you fail to answer said Complaint within the time stated, Plaintiff will apply for a Judgment by Default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.   Ashley P. Case Staff Attorney, South Carolina Department of Social Services - Legal Post Office Box 158, Pickens, South Carolina 29671 (864) 898-5288