IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO JUDGE:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO JUDGE: Jeffrey L Reed CASE NO. CF 2026 0009 NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM V. FOCHT; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF WILLIAM V. FOCHT, IF ANY Defendant(s). LEGAL NOTICE FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The Court finds that the service of summons cannot be made other than by publication on Defendant(s): • WILLIAM V. FOCHT WILLIAM FOCHT • UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF WILLIAM V. FOCHT, IF ANY whose last known place of residence are 714 Broadway Street, Spencerville, OH 45887 Each Defendant will take notice that on February 9, 2026, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Foreclosure in the Allen County Court of Common Pleas, P.O. Box 1243, Lima, OH 45802, being CF 2026 0009 alleging that there is due to Plaintiff the sum of $129,600.00 plus interest at 7.750% per annum from December 1, 2024, plus late charges, pre-payment penalties, title charges, court costs and expenses as applicable to the terms of the Promissory Note secured by a mortgage on the real property, which has a street address of 714 N BROADWAY STREET, SPENCERVILLE, OH 45887 and being permanent parcel number 44-0112-01-004.000 AND 44-0112-01-003.001. Plaintiff further alleged that by a reason of default in payment of said Promissory Note, the conditions of said Mortgage have been broken and the same has become absolute. The Defendant(s) named above are required to answer and assert any interest in said property or be forever barred from asserting any interest therein, and to raise any defense to foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of liens, the sale of said real property. Said Defendant(s) are required to file an Answer within twenty-eight days after last date of publication, which shall be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case. Respectfully submitted, _/s/ Adrienne S. Foster Adrienne Foster Bar No.: 0080011 Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff P.O. BOX 19519 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33318 Telephone: (954) 564-0071 Facsimile: (954) 564-9252 Service E-mail: answersms@dallegal.com Legal # 148 - May 13, 20, 27, 2026 (3t)