SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION MONMOUTH COUNTY DOCKET NO. F-004835-25 FILE NO. 31085-25 NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: DONNA GILCHRIST; JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF DONNA GILCHRIST, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon PELLEGRINO AND FELDSTEIN, LLC, plaintiff's attorneys, whose address is 290 Route 46 West, Denville, NJ, an Answer to the Complaint filed in a Civil Action, in which CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN GSRAN Z, LLC is the plaintiff and DONNA GILCHRIST, ET ALS; are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, MONMOUTH County and bearing Docket No. F-004835-25 within thirty-five (35) days after October 28, 2025 exclusive of such date. If you fail to answer or appear in accordance with Rule 4:4-6, Judgment by Default may be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint. You shall file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex - CN 971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance with the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure. You are further advised that if you are unable to obtain an attorney you may communicate with the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of Venue and that if you cannot afford an attorney, you may communicate with the Legal Services Office of the County of Venue. The telephone number of such agencies are as follows: Lawyer Referral Service 732-431-5544 - Legal Services Office 732-866-0020. THE ACTION has been instituted for the purpose of foreclosing the following tax sale certificate: 1. A certain tax certificate 20220149, sold on 12/13/2022, dated 12/15/2022, and was recorded on 2/28/2023 in Mortgage Book 9636 at Page 6397, made by AMY R. CORDELL, Collector of Taxes of HOWELL, and State of New Jersey to CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN GSRAN Z, LLC and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN GSRAN Z, LLC. This covers real estate located in HOWELL, County of MONMOUTH, and State of New Jersey, known as LOT 31.01 C1000 BLOCK 143.01 as shown on the Tax Assessment Map and Tax Map duplicate of HOWELL. and concerns premises commonly known as 31A GUESTA DE GOMEREZ, HOWELL, New Jersey. YOU, DONNA GILCHRIST, are made party defendant to the above foreclosure action because you are the owner of a property which is the subject of the above entitled action. YOU, JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF DONNA GILCHRIST, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS, are made party defendant to the above foreclosure action because plaintiff has been unable to determine whether defendant DONNA GILCHRIST is married, and if married, the name of DONNA GILCHRIST's spouse. If DONNA GILCHRIST is married, the plaintiff joins JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF DONNA GILCHRIST, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS as a defendant for any possessory or marital rights you may have. Defendants are hereby provided NOTICE of the right to exercise affirmative defense of surplus equity to this foreclosure action, per Tyler v. Hennepin, 598 U.S. 631 (2023). A. If the plaintiff's lien is not redeemed, or you do not elect to have this action brought to sheriff's sale, you are at risk to lose your equity in the property. B. The potential loss of equity in the Property is a valid basis to contest this matter; and C. You have the right to request a sheriff's sale which would then require any surplus beyond the amount owed to plaintiff to be deposited with the Superior Court Trust Fund. DATED: October 24, 2025 Michelle M. Smith, Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey October 28 2025 LNYS0395882 $62.48