Summons of Publication

Summons of Publication IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SANDRA FAYE PIERCY PETITIONER VS. CAUSE NO. 25-CV-325-M KAYLA MARIE MCCALEB AND JAMES E. HULSEY RESPONDENTS SUMMONS OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: JAMES E. HULSEY Address and Whereabouts Unknown You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by Sandra Faye Piercy, Petitioner, seeking a custody of the minor child, J.R.H. Respondents other than you in this action are Kayla Marie McCaleb. You are summoned to appear and respond to the Petition filed in this action at 9:00 a.m., on the 20th day of October, 2025, in the Courtroom of Judge Chase Ford Morgan, at the Lamar County Chancery Court in Purvis, MS, and in case of your failure to appear and respond, a judgment will be entered granting the relief sought in said Petition. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition filed against you in this action to Porter Law Group, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 33 Town Center Square, Suite 200, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39402. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 3rd DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION. YOU MUST ALSO FILE THE ORIGINAL OF YOUR RESPONSE WITH THE CLERK OF THIS COURT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AFTERWARD. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 28 day of August, 2025. Honorable Lance Reid Forrest County Chancery Clerk Post Office Box 951 Hattiesburg, MS 39403 (SEAL) By: Sandra Bounds, D.C. (Publish: September 3, 10, 17, 2025) September 3, 10, 17 2025 LMSS0362725