IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF: N. D., SEX M, AGE 12, DOB 02/10/2014, CASE #2600814 M. S., SEX F, AGE 14, DOB 10/23/2011, CASE #2600815 CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, NECHEMIA DUNBAR (mother); MAURICE SMITH (father of M.S.); TROY ALVEZ (father of N.D.); ANY UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER, AND ANYONE ELSE CLAIMING A PARENTAL INTEREST IN THE ABOVE CHILDREN You are notified that a Petition for Guardianship to the Maternal Grandparents was filed against you in said court on 06/22/26, an Order for Service by Publication was entered on 06/22/26 YOU ARE COMMANDED AND REQUIRED TO BE AND APPEAR before Houston County Juvenile Court, held at Houston County Juvenile Court, Warner Robins, Georgia on 09/09/26 at 8:30 o’clock a.m., for a hearing following service by publication. Serve an answer on Petitioner’s Attorney, James E. Patterson, P. O. Box 1006, Forsyth, Georgia 31029. You may obtain a copy of the petition by contacting Houston County Juvenile Court Clerk. WITNESS the Honorable Judges of this court, this 22nd day of June, 2026. CHRISTINA HARPER, DEPUTY CLERK HOUSTON CO. JUVENILE COURT RE-July 1, 8, 15, 22 a-1
