IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF FORSYTH COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF M.S. DOB: 2010 CASE NO.: 26JCV-017-2 Minor Child under the age of eighteen (18) years. IN THE INTEREST OF M.S. DOB: 2010 CASE NO.: 26JCV-018-2 Minor Child under the age of eighteen (18) years. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO: WESLEY ALAN SWEAT, Legal Father, address unknown. By ORDER of the Court for service by publication dated March 11, 2026, which directed that service be made upon you by publication pursuant to O.C.G.A. SS15-11-282(d). WITNESS the Honorable Heather N. Dunn, Judge, Forsyth County Juvenile Court. You are hereby notified that on February 27, 2026, Max Blanc, by and through his counsel, Kimberly Beatty, of Beatty Legal Services, LLC., filed a PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND FOR LEGITIMATION, based upon abandonment, against you as to the minor children M.S. and M.S. born in 2010. A copy of the Petition can be obtained at the Juvenile Court of Forsyth County located at the Forsyth County Juvenile Courthouse in Cumming, Georgia, free of charge from the Court and can be mailed to you upon request. Your appearance is mandatory for a final hearing to answer the allegations of the petition to terminate parental rights on these matters currently set for the 8th day of September 2026 at 10:00 A.M. in the Forsyth County Juvenile Court located at the Forsyth County Juvenile Courthouse in Cumming, Georgia. Under O.C.G.A. SS 15-11-262, you, as Respondent, are entitled to representation by legal counsel. In the event that you are unable to hire an attorney to represent you, and if you are indigent, as that term is defined in O.C.G.A. SS 15-11-2(38), then you must IMMEDIATELY contact the Office for Indigent Defense at (770) 781-3099 and the Clerk of the Court in Forsyth County, (770) 781-2120 and request the appointment of counsel to represent you at these proceedings. This 24th day of June 2026 /s/ Kyle S. Jaacks, Georgia Bar No. 245575, Attorney for the Petitioner, Hume, Jaacks and Associates, LLC. 102 Buford Dam Rd Ste A Cumming, GA 30040 Phone: 678-829-4443 Fax: 470-297-3721 Email: kyle@humejaacks.com