NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS Docket No. F-003483-26 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Monmouth County (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Clayton Petty, Jr. and Mrs. Clayton Petty, Jr., wife of Clayton Petty, Jr. 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 U.S. Bank National Association is the plaintiff and Clayton Petty, Jr., et al. is the defendant. The action is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Monmouth County, and bears Docket No. F-003483-26. Your Answer must be filed within thirty-five (35) days of April 13, 2026, excluding that date, or if this publication runs after April 13, 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 November 20, 2020 made by Clayton Petty, Jr., a married person, to U.S. Bank National Association, recorded in the Monmouth County Clerk's Office on December 23, 2020 in Book OR-9467, page 7827, 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 105 Hudson Avenue, Middletown, NJ 07748 and is further described as Lot 13 (formerly Lot 61), Block 62 (formerly Block 589) on the Tax Map of the Township of Middletown. 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 (732) 431-5544. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact the Legal Services office of the County of venue by calling (732) 866-0020. YOU, Clayton Petty, Jr., 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. Clayton Petty, Jr., wife of Clayton Petty, Jr., 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 Clayton Petty, Jr., whose current marital status is unknown. /S/Michelle M. Smith Michelle M. Smith Clerk of Superior Court of New Jersey DATED: April 13, 2026 April 13 2026 LNYS0496483 $49.28