Rule 81 Summons by Publication (Adoption-Stepparent)

Rule 81 Summons by Publication (Adoption-Stepparent) IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF NO. 25CH1-26-ad-11853 THE MINOR CHILDREN NAMED HEREIN, RYAN PIXLEY (THE MINORS' STEPFATHER) AND KAYLA PIXLEY (THE MINORS' NATURAL MOTHER), PETITIONERS WILLIAM ERICK AINSWORTH RESPONDENT (THE "FATHER" AS STATED ON THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF MINOR CHILD 2) RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (ADOPTION – STEPPARENT) THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: WILLIAM ERICK AINSWORTH, whose last known address is: 128 Florence Drive Hammond, Louisiana 70401 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Joint Petition for Stepparent Adoption of Minor Children, Termination of Parental Rights, and Name Change has been filed in the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, First Judicial District, by Ryan Pixley and Kayla Pixley, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-1 et seq., seeking to terminate your parental rights with respect to Minor Child 2 and to grant stepparent adoption of said child to Petitioner Ryan Pixley. YOU ARE COMMANDED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND the above-entitled cause before the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, First Judicial District, at the date, time, and location set forth below: DATE: Monday, June 22, 2026 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Chancery Court, Hinds County Courthouse, First Judicial District, Jackson, Mississippi This summons is issued by publication pursuant to Rule 81(d)(2) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure and Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7, because you cannot be found in Mississippi after diligent inquiry. This notice shall be published once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in Hinds County, Mississippi. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A WRITTEN ANSWER OR RESPONSE to this Summons. However, you must appear at the hearing listed above or your default may be entered and the relief requested may be granted. Your failure to appear shall constitute a waiver of your right to contest the adoption and the termination of your parental rights. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL of the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, this 7th day of May, 2026. HINDS COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK BY: J. Stewart, Deputy Clerk May 26, June 2, 9 2026 LMSS0523651