IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RICHMOND COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA   IN RE: ESTATE OF SILAS ALEXANDER IVEY, MINOR ESTATE NO. 2025-GDN-121   NOTICE   Date of second publication, if any APRIL 16. 2026   TO: UNKNOWN FATHER You are hereby notified that MARGARET RHEE HICKS AND GREGORY HICKS has filed a Petition seeking to be appointed temporary guardians of the above-named Minor. All objections to the Petition to the appointment of a temporary guardian(s) or the appointment of the Petitioner(s) as temporary guardian(s), must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and be filed with this Court no later than thirty(30) days after this notice is mailed, or (30) days after this notice is personally served upon you, or ten (10) days after the second publication of this notice if you are served by publication. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or Georgia probate court clerk and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. NOTE: If a natural guardian files a timely objection to the creation of the temporary guardianship, the Petition will be dismissed. If a natural guardian files an objection to the appointment of the Petitioner as guardian, or if a parent who is not a natural guardian files an objection to the Petition, a hearing on the matter shall be held in the Probate Court of Richmond County, address 735 James Brown Blvd., Ste. 1000, Augusta, Georgia on March 25, 2024 at 10:00a.m.Ifno objection is filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing. By: Theodore Jackson Clerk of the Probate Court 735 James Brown Blvd., Ste. 1000 Address Augusta, GA 30901 706-821-2437 Telephone Number