PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SUMTER COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF EMILY MARIE MCCORD, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P2026-5080
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE

TO: whom it may concern:
JAMES MORGAN MCCORD has petitioned for JAMES MORGAN MCCORD to be appointed administrator(s) of the estate of EMILY MARIE MCCORD deceased, of said county. The petitioner has also applied for wavier of bond, waiver of reports, wavier of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261. All interested persons are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the Court on or before June 15, 2026.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Stephanie Bennett
Judge of the Probate Court
By: Amethyst Hodges
Clerk of the Probate Court
500 W Lamar St./P.O. Box 246
Americus, GA 31709
(229) 928-4551

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