PUBLIC NOTICE - - - SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND FAMILY COURT Civil Action File NO.: P2026-1537 Bethzaida Hernandez Pena (Plaintiff) V. Manuel DeJesus Pena (Defendant) TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney, John S. Petrone, 1395 Atwood Avenue, Ste. 203B, Johnston, Rhode Island 02919, an Answer to the complaint which is hereby served by publication upon you. Under Rhode Island Family Court Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure, your Answer must be in writing and filed with the court located at the Providence Family Court, J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex, One Dorrance Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, within Twenty (20) days after service of this Notice of Summons and Complaint. Failure to answer may result in a judgment by default against you for the relief requested in the complaint. Under the Family Court Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure, your Answer must state as a counterclaim any related claim you may have against Plaintiff. Failure to do so may prohibit from making such claims in any other action. The above is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Chief Justice, Micheal B. Forte. Dated: June , 2026. 191632-jun 22-29-jul 6-3t $500.92