STATE OF MICHIGAN CHIPPEWA COUNTY 50TH CIRCUIT COURT

STATE OF MICHIGAN CHIPPEWA COUNTY 50TH CIRCUIT COURT MARCIA J. WARD and EARL W. WARD, husband and wife Plaintiffs, v. THE ESTATE OF BETTY MAY MCKAY and her unkown heirs, assignees and devisees Defendants. Case No. 25-18384-CZ Hon. James P. Lambros Mark L. Dobias, (P35160) Attorney for Plaintiffs 546 Ashmun Street PO Box 480 Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 906-632-8440 ORDER TO ANSWER COMPLAINT TO QUIET TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY At a session of the Chippewa County Circuit Court held on the 11th Day of September 2025 in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan before the Hon. James P. Lambros On September 10, 2025, an action was commenced in this Court by Plaintiffs to remove a cloud on the title to their property. The property is further described as: Land situated in the City of Sault Ste. Marie County of Chippewa, State of Michigan further described as The Westerly 10 feet of the East 1/2 of Lot 1, Greenbaum's Addition. Upon hearing the motion of the Plaintiff's attesting to the fact that the Defendants' whereabouts are unknown and service of process cannot be effectuated, IT IS HERE BY ORDERED that the Defendants shall serve their answers on Mark L. Dobias, Attorney at Law, P.C., 546 Ashmun Street, PO Box 480, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 or take other such action as may be permitted by law on or about or before November 5, 2025. Failure to comply with this order will result in a default judgment against Defendants for the relief sought in the complaint filed in this action and their rights in the above-described real estate will be forever barred. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Sault News, a newspaper of ceneral circulation in Chippewa County, Michigan. Dated: September 11, 2025 /s/ James P. Lambros James P. Lambros (P62099) Chippewa County Circuit Judge September 18, 25, October 2 2025 LPET0372108