Foreclosure action against Minnie Averett and her heirs regarding property at 195 Parker Street.

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS   STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:  MINNIE AVERETT, HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HER, THEIR, OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST  You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Brock & Scott, PLLC, Plaintiff's Attorney, whose address is 302 FELLOWSHIP RD, SUITE 130, MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054, an answer to the complaint, amended complaint and amendment(s) and order(s), if any, filed in a civil action in which WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. is Plaintiff and MINNIE AVERETT, HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HER, THEIR, OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, ET AL. are Defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, ESSEX County and bearing Docket No.: F 012682-25, within thirty-five (35) days after the date of publication of this notice, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint, amended complaint, amendments(s), and order(s), if any. You shall file your answer and proof of service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex, 25 Market Street, Trenton, NJ 08625, in accordance with the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure. You, MINNIE AVERETT, HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HER, THEIR, OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, are hereby named party defendants to this foreclosure action as a precaution for any lien, claim or interest they may have in, to or on the mortgaged premises in the event that there are any unknown heirs not disclosed by our surrogate search through the Essex County Surrogate's Office on MINNIE AVERETT. This action has been instituted for the purpose of (1) foreclosing a mortgage dated APRIL 22, 2005 made by MINNIE AVERETT, as Mortgagor(s), to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION recorded on MAY 17, 2005, in Mortgage Book 10470, Page 454, as Instrument Number 5069815 in ESSEX County; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. IS S/B/M WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; and (2) to recover possession of the mortgaged premises commonly known as 195 PARKER STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07104. Said property address being Lot 38 and Block 537. If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may communicate with the New Jersey State Bar Association by calling (732) 249-5000. You may also contact the lawyer referral services of the County of ESSEX by calling (973) 622-6204. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may communicate with the Legal Services Office of the County of ESSEX by calling (973) 624-4500. You, MINNIE AVERETT, HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HER, THEIR, OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, are hereby made a party defendant(s) to the foreclosure action because you have or may claim to have some right, title, lien or other interest affecting the real estate being foreclosed, by virtue of ownership, inheritance, descent, intestacy, devise, dower, curtsey, mortgage, deed, or conveyance, enter of judgment or other legal or lawful right. The nature of which and the reason that you and each of you are joined as defendants is set forth with particularity in the complaint/amended complaint, amendment(s), order(s), if any, a copy of which will be furnished to you on request addressed to the attorneys for the plaintiff at the above mentioned address.   Dated: APRIL 29, 2026  Michelle M. Smith, Clerk  Michelle M. Smith, Clerk  Superior Court of New Jersey   4/29/26 $147.74