PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
DANIEL JEROME WASHINGTON PLAINTIFF VERSUS JASCENT SCOTT WASHINGTON DEFENDANT
CAUSE NO. 26-cv-19-SM
SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: JASCENT SCOTT WASHINGTON
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Daniel Jerome Washington seeking a divorce.
You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the Complaint to the Attorney for the Plaintiff, James L. Gray, 101 E. Canal Street, Suite E, or Post Office Box 1682, Picayune, Mississippi 39466.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 11th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMAND ED IN THE COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THIS COURT on this the 2nd day of February, 2026.
Melinda S. Bowman, Chancery Clerk of of Pearl River County, Mississippi
By: Lauren Goar, Deputy Clerk

Picayune Item:
Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 2026
26-CV-19-SM