NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS Docket No. F-013065-25 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Union County (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Therman Rouse and Mrs. Therman Rouse, wife of Therman Rouse YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, counsel for the plaintiff, with an address of 485F US Highway 1 S., Building F, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830, with a telephone number of (732) 902-5399, an Answer to the Complaint filed in a civil action where Freedom Mortgage Corporation is the plaintiff and Therman Rouse, et al. is the defendant. The action is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Union County, and bears Docket No. F-013065-25. Your Answer must be filed within thirty-five (35) days of March 26, 2026, excluding that date, or if this publication runs after March 26, 2026, within thirty-five (35) days after the actual date of publication, excluding that date. If you fail to file an Answer, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. You shall file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Hughes Justice Complex – CN 971, Trenton, NJ 08625, with a copy to McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, in accordance with the NJ Rules of Court. This action has been instituted for the purpose of (1) foreclosing a mortgage dated December 9, 2022 made by Therman Rouse, unmarried, to Cardinal Financial Company Limited Partnership, recorded in the Union County Clerk's Office on December 15, 2022 in Book 15313, page 2888, which mortgage was assigned to the above named Plaintiff, which has the right to enforce the note secured by the mortgage; and (2) to recover possession of the land and premises commonly known as 307 West Blancke Street, Linden, NJ 07036 and is further described as Lot 4.02 (formerly Lot 4.2), Block 286 on the Tax Map of the City of Linden.. If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may communicate with the New Jersey Bar Association by calling 732-249-5000. You may also contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of venue by calling (908) 353-4715. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact the Legal Services office of the County of venue by calling (908) 354-4340. YOU, Therman Rouse, are made a party defendant to this foreclosure action because you executed the note and mortgage and may be liable for any deficiency, are a record owner of the subject property, and for any right, title and interest you may have in, to or against the subject property. YOU, Mrs. Therman Rouse, wife of Therman Rouse, are made a party defendant to this foreclosure action for any lien, claim or interest you may have in, to or against the Mortgaged Premises, which were acquired after the date of the mortgage, because you are the spouse, domestic partner or civil union partner of Therman Rouse, whose current marital status is unknown. /S/Michelle M. Smith Michelle M. Smith Clerk of Superior Court of New Jersey DATED: March 26, 2026 March 26 2026 LNYS0485249 $48.16