ORIGINAL A-8-26 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN THE MATTER OF: Braxton Christopher Nicholas Culbertson D.O.B 12/10/2014 Children Under the Age of Eighteen (18) Years old Monica Lea Richardson, Petitioner (Maternal Grandmother), and John Gregory Richardson Petitioner (Step Grandfather). V. Breana Shilo Culbertson, Respondent (Mother), and Christopher Eugene York, Respondent (Legal Father). Case No: A-8-26 ORDER FOR PUBLICATION This came before the Morgan County Chancery Court on the Petitioners, Monica Lea Richardson and John Gregory Richardson (the "Petitioners"), Motion for Service by Publication (the "Motion"). Based upon the Petitioners' Motion, the Declaration in Support of Motion for Service by Pubiication, and the record, it js ORDERED that: 1 . Respondent Breana Shilo Culbertson's (the "Respondent") whereabouts are unknown. 2. The Respondent shall be served by publication as set out below, for four (4) consecutive weeks in The Oak Ridger, a newspaper published in Anderson County, Tennessee. TO RESPONDENT: Breana Shilo Culbertson Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. 521-1-203 and 521-1-204, you are hereby summoned to appear on August 20th , 2026, at 9:30 a.m., and defend the above-entitled action in the Morgan County Chancery Court at 415 N. Kingston Street, Wartburg, Tennessee 37887, and answer the Verified Petition to Terminate Parental Rights and For Adoption, filed by the Petitioners, Monica Lea Richardson and John Gregory Richardson and thereby serve your answer on the Petitioners, C/O Tracey Vought Williams, Esq., PO Box 866, Wartburg, Tennessee 37887. If you fail to do so, judgment will be rendered against you in accordance with the demands of the Petitioners outlined in their Petition, which has been filed with the Clerk of the Morgan County Chancery Court, and a copy can be obtained by contacting the Morgan County Clerk & Master. Entered : 15 June 2026 Chancellor Tom McFarland Approved for Entry: Tracey Vought Williams, BPR# 032785 Chelsie L. Spurling, BPR# 038291 Central Elite 950 Main Street, Suite D P.O. Box 866 Wartburg, Tennessee 37887 P: (423) 346-2889 F: (800) 939-9270 tracey@celaw.us chelsie@celaw.us Counsel for the Petitioners CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Motion for Service by Publication has been served on the following via USS. Mail pursuant to Rule 5 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure on this the 15th day of June 2026. Breanna Shilo Culbertson Address Unknown Respondent/Mother Christopher Eugene York 234 University Avenue, #3 Lebanon, Tennessee 37087 Respondent/Father June 18 2026 LOKR0540048