Citation and Notice of Right to Counsel

Citation and Notice of Right to Counsel Mary M. Quintero (SB#116105) 50 Iron Point Circle, Suite 140 Folsom, CA 95630 Telephone: 916-852-0222 Attorney for Petitioners SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO In the Matter of the Adoption Request and the Petition to Declare Minor Free of Parental Custody and Control Carleton Byron Edwards and Sheryl Renee Edwards, Petitioners (Adopting Parents) CASE NO. 21AD00015 CITATION [Fam Code §7881,7881(b)] NOTICE OF RIGHT TO COUNSEL [Fam. Code §7862, 7863, 7881(b)] Date: January 27, 2026 Time: 1:30pm Dept.: 124 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO: Rasheedah Juanita Smith By order of this Court you are hereby cited and, per Family Code §7881(b), you may appear before the Judge presiding in Department 124 of this Court located at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse, Sacramento County Superior Court, 3341 Power Inn Rd., Sacramento, CA 95826 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 1:30pm to then and there to show cause, if any you have, why the minor child, Marquis Major Pitts should not be declared free from your parental custody and control. NOTICE: The verified "Petition to Declare that Minor Is Free From Parental Custody and Control" is filed for the purpose of freeing the minor child for Adoption. The following information concerns rights and procedures that relate to this proceeding: 1. If you appear without counsel and are unable to afford counsel, the Court shall appoint counsel for you, unless you knowingly and intelligently waive the right to be represented by counsel. (FC§7862). 2. Private counsel appointed under this article shall receive a reasonable sum for compensation and expenses, the amount of which shall be determined by the court. The amount so determined shall be paid by the real parties in interest, other than the child, in proportions the court deems just. However, if the court finds that any of the real parties in interest are unable to afford counsel, the amount shall be paid out of the general fund of the county (FC§7863). 3. The Court may continue the proceeding, not to exceed 30 days, as necessary to appoint counsel and to enable counsel to become acquainted with the case per FC§7864. DATED: Nov. 13, 2025 /s/ M. Dysle CLERK OF THE COURT December 1, 8, 15, 22 2025 LYRK0415187