STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA  COUNTY OF GREENWOOD    IN THE FAMILY COURT EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT   Case No.: 2025-DR-24-169   South Carolina Department of Social Services,  Plaintiff,  vs. Charlene M. Viana et. al.  Defendant(s).    In the Interest of: Male Child Born in: 2009 Minor(s) under the Age of 18    SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING   TO DEFENDANTS: Charlene M. Viana   YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Greenwood County, 528 Monument Street, Greenwood, SC 29646, on the 9th day of April 2025, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at Post Office Box 1096, Greenwood, SC 29648 (Attention: Dawn Puderbaugh Hodges, Esq.), within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgement by default against the defendants for the relief demanded in the complaint.   PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that you have the right to be present and represented by an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. It is your responsibility to contact the Clerk of Court’s Office, 528 Monument Street, Greenwood, SC 29646, to apply for appointment of an attorney to represent you if you cannot afford one, (take all of these papers with you if you apply). This is a new action. If you had an attorney appointed in a previous action, that attorney is NOT your attorney for this action. YOU MUST APPLY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU DO NOT APPLY FOR AN ATTORNEY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT, AN ATTORNEY WILL NOT BE APPOINTED FOR YOU.   PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Merits hearing is scheduled in the above referenced action on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. The Permanency Planning hearing will be held at the Family Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Greenwood County Courthouse, Family Court, 528 Monument Street, Greenwood, SC 29646. If the defendant, Charlene M. Viana, is / not present, relief may be granted in their absence.   S. C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Dawn Puderbaugh Hodges (11714) Attorney for Plaintiff South Carolina Department of Social Services Post Office Box 1096, Greenwood, SC 29648 January 15, 2026 (864) 227-7802 / (864) 388-0794 Greenwood, South Carolina