NOTICE PROBATE COURT OF EFFINGHAM COUNTY RE: PETITION OF ERIC STEPHENS FOR LEAVE TO SELL PROPERTY OF RONALD EUGENE STEPHENS, DECEASED. To: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS All interested parties and to whom it may concern: This is to notify you to file an objection, if there is any, to the above-mentioned petition, in this court on or before APRIL 7, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled later. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. ESTATE # 2025-9553ADM NOTICE RUNS: 3/4, 11, 18, 25/2026 DAVID H. ZITTRAUER PROBATE JUDGE BY: WENDY JO HALL DEPUTY CLERK 700 N PINE ST, SUITE 146 SPRINGFIELD, GA 31329 912-754-2112 23217 3.25.26 RL