IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TISHOMINGO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

LOWONDA HELMS, PLAINTIFF

V.

JAMES E. HELMS, DEFENDANT

CAUSE NO.: CV2024-249-71-T

SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: James E. Helms

You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by the Plaintiff, Lowonda Helms, seeking a divorce or other relief demanded. You are the only Defendant in this action. James E. Helms is not to be found in this State or is a non-resident of this State and not to be found herein after diligent search and inquiry, and the post office address of said Defendant is not known, and whose last known address is not known.

You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the Complaint for Divorce filed against you in this action to Lisa A. Koon, the attorney for the Plaintiff, whose post office address is Post Office Drawer 1109, Iuka, Mississippi 38852, and whose street address is 1231 First American Drive, Iuka, Mississippi 38852.

YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 15th DAY OF AUGUST, 2024, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED 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 said Court, this the 12th day of August, 2024.

/s/ Peyton Cummings, Chancery Court Clerk

Tishomingo County, Mississippi

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