IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF: S.B. SEX: Female DOB: 08/15/2020 Case #107-24J-0455 Child(ren) Under 18 Years of Age SUMMONS TO: STEPHANIE BAZEMORE, Mother; JOHN DOE, and/or any unknown, unnamed biological father or persons claiming to have a paternal interest in the minor child named above born to STEPHANIE BAZEMORE on the dated above-listed. You are hereby notified that on June 23, 2025, a Petition for Appointment of Pennanent Guardian was filed in the Juvenile Court of Newton County, requesting that the minor child be placed in the care, custody and control of Ten-y Norman through a guardianship. The petition request appointment of a guardian as defined in O.C.G.A., 15-11-240, et seq. A copy of said Petition for Appointment of Permanent Guardian can be obtained from the Clerk and/or Deputy Clerk of the Newton County Juvenile Court, located at the Judge Horace J. Johnson Jr. Judicial Center, 1132 Usher Street, First Floor, Covington, Georgia, 30014. You must file any objections to either the establishment of a permanent guardianship or to the selection of the proposed guardian or both in writing with the Court within ten ( l 0) days of the date of the second publication of the notice. A hearing on this matter is scheduled before the Court on the 6th day of November, 2025, at 09:00 a.m. READ CAREFULLY This Summons requires you to be present at a formal hearing in the Juvenile Court. The child or children and other parties involved may be represented by a lawyer at all stages of these proceedings. If you want a lawyer, you may choose to hire your own lawyer. If you want to hire a lawyer, please contact your lawyer immediately. If you want a lawyer but are not able to hire a lawyer without undue financial hardship, you may ask for a lawyer to be appointed to represent you. The Court would inquire into your financial circumstances, and if the Court finds you to be financially unable to hire a lawyer, then a lawyer will be appointed to represent you. Please contact immediately the Newton County Juvenile Court at 770-784-2060 if you wish to request a lawyer to be appointed to represent you. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DAY OF COURT TO REQUEST AN ATTORNEY. If you want a lawyer appointed to represent you, you must immediately let the Court or the officer of the Court handling this case know that you want a lawyer WITNESS the Honorable Hillary W. Edgar, Associate Judge of said Court. This is the 27th day of August, 2025. Keyshia Baytop, Deputy Clerk Newton County Juvenile Court PUBLIC NOTICE #702820 8/31, 9/7