PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE COUNTY COURT OF PEA
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6/17/2026
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PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
PEARL RIVER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND P.M.A. AND L.F.T., MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS PETITIONERS
VS. MARIA PATRICIA AGUSTIN, A.K.A. MARIA PATRICIA AGUSTIN MARTINEZ, MATEO MENDOZA, A.K.A. MATEO MENDOZA HERNANDEZ, AND NICOLAS TORRES, A.K.A. NICOLAS ROQUE TORRES ESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO.
26-T-003-8427
COUNTY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Respondent, Mateo Mendoza, a.k.a. Mateo Mendoza Hernandez, who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is unknown to affiant after diligent inquiry and said post office address is unknown to the Petitioner, the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services, after diligent inquiry by Petitioners;
TO: Respondent, Nicholas Torres, a.k.a. Nicolas Roque Torres, who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is unknown to affiant after diligent inquiry and said post office address is unknown to the Petitioner, the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services, after diligent inquiry by Petitioners;
You have been made Respondents in the suit filed in this Court by the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea A. Sanders, Commissioner of MS Department of Child Protection Services and P.M.A. and L.F.T., minors, seeking to terminate your parental rights as those rights relate to said minors and demanding that the full custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minors be placed with the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE 21st DAY OF JULY 2026 IN THE COUNTY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, YOUTH COURT DIVISION, AT THE PEARL RIVER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39470, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this 15 day of April, 2026.
NANCE STOKES, CLERK
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39470
BY: NANCE F STOKES
Prepared by:
Walter J. Eades, MSB #5280
Attorney For Petitioners
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Mississippi Attorney General
2555 14th Street
Gulfport, MS 39501
Telephone No.: (601) 906-4456
Email: Walter.Eades@ago.ms.gov
Picayune Item: June 17, 24 and July 1, 2026
26-T-003-8427
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
PEARL RIVER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND P.M.A. AND L.F.T., MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS PETITIONERS
VS. MARIA PATRICIA AGUSTIN, A.K.A. MARIA PATRICIA AGUSTIN MARTINEZ, MATEO MENDOZA, A.K.A. MATEO MENDOZA HERNANDEZ, AND NICOLAS TORRES, A.K.A. NICOLAS ROQUE TORRES ESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO.
26-T-003-8427
COUNTY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Respondent, Mateo Mendoza, a.k.a. Mateo Mendoza Hernandez, who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is unknown to affiant after diligent inquiry and said post office address is unknown to the Petitioner, the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services, after diligent inquiry by Petitioners;
TO: Respondent, Nicholas Torres, a.k.a. Nicolas Roque Torres, who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is unknown to affiant after diligent inquiry and said post office address is unknown to the Petitioner, the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services, after diligent inquiry by Petitioners;
You have been made Respondents in the suit filed in this Court by the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea A. Sanders, Commissioner of MS Department of Child Protection Services and P.M.A. and L.F.T., minors, seeking to terminate your parental rights as those rights relate to said minors and demanding that the full custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minors be placed with the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE 21st DAY OF JULY 2026 IN THE COUNTY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, YOUTH COURT DIVISION, AT THE PEARL RIVER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39470, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this 15 day of April, 2026.
NANCE STOKES, CLERK
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39470
BY: NANCE F STOKES
Prepared by:
Walter J. Eades, MSB #5280
Attorney For Petitioners
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Mississippi Attorney General
2555 14th Street
Gulfport, MS 39501
Telephone No.: (601) 906-4456
Email: Walter.Eades@ago.ms.gov
Picayune Item: June 17, 24 and July 1, 2026
26-T-003-8427