IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND Sitting as a Juvenile Court CASE NO.: C-21-JV-26-000002 CJAMS ID: 203299396 SHOW CAUSE ORDER FOR PUBLICATION IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF:  D. W. Lacey Williams is hereby notified by the Circuit Court for Washington County, Maryland, that the Washington County Department of Social Services has filed a Petition seeking to terminate your parental rights for a child born on June 5, 2019, in Washington County, Maryland and grant the Washington County Department of Social Services Guardianship with the Right to Consent to Adoption and/or Long-Term Care Short of Adoption. This publication is to advise you that you have until April 15, 2026, within which to file a response of pleading to the Department's position to terminate your parental rights. If you fail to file a response of pleading on or before April 15, 2026, the Court may terminate your parental rights by default without need of a hearing in this matter. Lacey Williams you are hereby warned that failure to file an answer or other defense on or before April 15, 2026, in the Circuit Court for Washington County, Maryland may terminate your parental rights by default. /s/ JUDGE 1/29/26 #12027082