PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SUMTER COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF LAURYN BRIELLE LINCOLN, MINOR
ESTATE NO. P2026-5101
NOTICE

Date of mailing, if any —-—-- Date of second publication, if any 7/29/26
TO: Damien Marquis Burns
You are notified that Stephanie Evette Polk has filed a Petition seeking to be appointed temporary guardian(s) of the above-named Minor. All objections to the Petition to the appointment of a temporary guardian or the appointment of the Petitioner(s) as temporary guardian(s), must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and be filed with this Court no later than fourteen (14) days after this notice is mailed, or ten (10) days after this notice is personally served upon you, or ten (10) days after the second publication of this notice if you are served by publication. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or Georgia 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.
NOTE: If a natural guardian files a timely objection to the creation of the temporary guardianship, the Petition will be dismissed. If a natural guardian files an objection to the appointment of the Petitioner(s) as guardian(s), or if a parent who is not a natural guardian files an objection to the Petition, a hearing on the matter shall be scheduled at a later date. If no objection is filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing.

Stephanie Bennett
Judge of the Probate Court
By: Amethyst Hodges
P.O. Box 246
Americus, GA 31709
(229) 928-4551

Americus Times Recorder:
July 22 and 29, 2026
P2026-5101