Commonwealth of Virginia

VA Code§§ 1-211.1; 8.01-316,20-104

Case No.CL24-231

VIRGINIA:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BOTETOURT COUNTY

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC

Plaintiff(s),

V.

ESTATE OF WANDA P. MCKINNEY

and

UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WANDA P. MCKINNEY

Defendant(s).

Case No.: CL24-231

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Petitioner, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC (“Commonwealth”), by counsel, and upon its Affidavit of Order of Publication requesting an Order of Publication, and

IT APPEARING that the object of this suit is quiet title to the property located at 222 Cove Mountain Road, Buchannan, Virginia 24066 (“Subject Property”); and

IT APPEARING that Wanda P. McKinney, the record owner of the Property, is deceased and no estate has been opened or List of Heirs or Real Estate Affidavit filed in the land records of this Court; and

IT APPEARING that due diligence has been used to locate Defendants Estate of Wanda P. McKinney or the Unknown Heirs of Wanda P. McKinney (“McKinney Parties Unknown”); and

IT APPEARING that the last known address for Wanda P. McKinney is 222 Cove Mountain Road, Buchannan, Virginia 24066; and

IT APPEARING that it is timely and appropriate that this Court enter an Order allowing for service upon the Defendants be completed pursuant to Virginia Code §8.01-316 by Order of Publication in a newspaper with general circulation in and published in and approved by the Circuit Court for Botetourt, Virginia, and it is therefore,

ADJUDGED, ORDERED AND DECREED that an ORDER OF PUBLICATION, be and hereby is to be published in The Fincastle Herald once a week for four successive weeks in order to perfect service upon Defendants Estate of Wanda P. McKinney and the Unknown Heirs of Wanda P. McKinney; and it is further

ADJUDGED, ORDERED AND DECREED that all Defendants be placed on notice that a Petition is pending in the Circuit Court of Botetourt, Virginia, namely Specialized Loan Servicing UC v. Estate of Wanda P. McKinney, et al., to quiet title to the property located at 222 Cove Mountain Road, Buchannan, Virginia 24066; and it is further  ADJUDGED, ORDERED AND DECREED, that McKinney Parties Unknown must on or before the18th  day of October, 2024, make known to this Court any objection they may have to the Complaint, and claim any defenses to the pending action otherwise an order will be entered in favor of Plaintiff, and it is further

ADJUDGED, ORDERED AND DECREED that the Clerk of this Court send notice of this service to Defendants Estate of Wanda P. McKinney and Unknown Heirs of Wanda P. McKinney at the last known of address of Wanda P. McKinney, 222 Cove Mountain Road, Buchannan, Virginia 24066; and it is further

ADJUDGED, ORDERED AND DECREED that The Fincastle Herald shall file an affidavit of publication with the Clerk of this Court attesting to the dates of publication, attesting

that the notice was published at least once a week for four successive weeks.

Dated this 8th day of August, 2024.

Joel R Branscom,

Judge of the Botetourt County Circuit Court

We ask for this:

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC

Thomas Hodge,VSB #42862

Sara Tusse , VSB #79826 Jeff Fox,VSB#50986

ROSENBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC

4340 East West Highway, Suite 600

Bethesda, MD 20814

Telephone: 301.907.8000

Facsimile: 301.907.8101 Sara.Tussey@rosenberg-assoc.com Thomas,Hodge@rosenberg-assoc.com

Counsel for Plaintiff