NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS Docket No. F-003972-26 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Somerset County (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Mitchell Handler 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 Mitchell Handler, et al. is the defendant. The action is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Somerset County, and bears Docket No. F-003972-26. Your Answer must be filed within thirty-five (35) days of April 23, 2026, excluding that date, or if this publication runs after April 23, 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 January 20, 2022 made by Mitchell Handler to Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership,, recorded in the Somerset County Clerk's Office on February 7, 2022 in Book 7423, page 1332, 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 136-2 Mount Harmony Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924 and is further described as Lot 12, Qualifier Q0085, Block 28 on the Tax Map of the Borough of Bernardsville. 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) 685-2323. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact the Legal Services office of the County of venue by calling (908) 231-0840. YOU, Mitchell Handler, 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. /S/Michelle M. Smith Michelle M. Smith Clerk of Superior Court of New Jersey DATED: April 23, 2026 April 23 2026 LNYS0503823 $43.86