Nazaire Estate LEGAL NOTICE   SUMMONS, TITLE OF PLEADING -   State of South Carolina, County of Richland, In The Probate Court, Case No. 2025-ES-40- 00002, In The Matter Of: The Estate of Alourdes Nazaire, Karen Renaud a/k/a Karen Drumming, vs Pierre Marie Eugene Nazaire, Fcephcee Nazaire, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad litem., Shawndee Nazaire, Fergianna Nazaire, Robertson Chrisner Nazaire, Fitzgerald Nazaire, Frantzi Nazaire, Rudy Gaeten Nazaire, Marie Edelynne Nazaire, Brenda Nazaire-Coulange, Respondents.   Title of Pleading: Petition for Formal Appointment   TO THE RESPONDENT LISTED ABOVE:, YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and required to answer the Summons and Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Petition on the subscriber at 2512 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and in case of your failure to do so judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.   NOTICE OF HEARING   YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that a hearing has been scheduled on February 25, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., at the Richland County Judicial Center, located at 1701 Main Street, Courtroom 2-F, Columbia, SC 29201. This hearing has been scheduled to hear and decide the Summons and Petition for Formal Testacy and Appointment, as filed by Attorney Thomas Kilpatrick on behalf of Karen Renaud.   KAREN RENAULD IS TO FILE THE PROOF OF PUBLICATION ONCE SHE RECIEVES IT BACK FROM THE NEWSPAPER   You are required to review the entire estate file prior to the hearing. The court will no longer make copies of relevant documents for you to have in the hearing. You are required to bring your copies to the hearing. We encourage you to activate your SMS account to view the estate file online at the below link: http://www7.richlandcountysc.gov/SMS External/login.aspx.   Executed this 5th day of December, 2025. Lori Elrod, Clerk of Probate, P.O. Box 288, Columbia, SC 29201.   For a transcript of the proceedings, you are required to provide a court reporter.   Note: Probate Court recommends that all interested parties be represented by counsel licensed to practice law in South Carolina. If any interested party wishes to represent him/herself, he/she will be required to adhere to the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and South Carolina Rules of Evidence.   *When sending Notice of Hearing to interest parties upon whom pleadings were not required to be served, attach the petition or motion to be held.   Thomas D. Kilpatrick Murphy and Kilpatrick, LLP 2512 Devine Street Columbia, SC 29205 Phone: 803-254-7091 tkilpatrick@murphykilpatrick.com   #11918255 BE 12/19/25, 12/26/25, 1/2/26