IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF EFFINGHAM COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA BROOKS LEE BROWN, BRITTANY ANN BROWN, PETITIONERS, v. MISTY ANN MATTERN, RESPONDENT, In the Adoption of: A.G.M., a female child, born in 2011; and, K.L.M., a female child, born in 2019. CASE NO. SU26A005B NOTICE OF PUBLICATION To: MISTY ANN MATTERN You are hereby notified that a PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ADOPTION was filed in said Court on April 22, 2026. Upon the filing of this Petition, notice will begin to run once a week for three consecutive weeks in Effingham, Bryan, and Bulloch counties. You are commanded and required to show cause, if any you can, at the Effingham County Judicial Complex, 700 North Pine Street, Springfield, Georgia, 3rd floor, on the 31st day of August, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., why your parental rights should not be terminated and the Petitioners' Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption should not be granted. You may retrieve a copy of the Petition filed on behalf of the Petitioner at no cost at any time during normal business hours from the law office of Claude M. Kicklighter, Jr., 412 North Laurel Street, Springfield, Georgia 31329 or by requesting by mail at 412 North Laurel Street, Springfield, Georgia 31329 or telephone number (912) 754-6003. Respondent may also retrieve a copy from the Effingham County Judicial Complex, 700 North Pine Street, Springfield, Georgia 31329. This 11th day of June, 2026. KICKLIGHTER LAW, P.C. s/ Claude M. Kicklighter, Jr. State Bar No. 416998 Attorney for Petitioners 412 North Laurel Street Springfield, GA 31329 Tel: (912) 754-6003 Fax: (912) 754-6336 Email: Mickey@kick-law.com 73395 7.2.26 RL