VIRGINIA:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA

PATRICIO S. TALASTAS,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No.:2025-08161

COLUMBIA NATIONAL

INCORPORATED, a DISOLVED

Maryland Corporation

aka

AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE

SERVICING INC., a DISSOLVED

Maryland Corporation

aka

AHM SV, INC., a DISSOLVED Maryland

Corporation

Serve:

Service of the Secretary of the Commonwealth

of Virginia

And

Parties Unknown aka Unknown

Successors-in-Interest COLUMBIA

NATIONAL INCORPORATED, a

DISSOLVED Maryland Corporation

Serve:

By Publication

Defendants,

AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION

THE REASON for this cause is to serve unknown parties who may have an interest in the $125,900.00 loan made to Patricio S. Talastas dated October 27, 2000, secured by a Deed of Trust of even date, and recorded October 27, 2000, in Deed Book 11574 at Page 1247 among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia, conveying Lot 11, Section One (1) WHITFIELD GREEN aka 5570 Caithness Court, Fairfax, Virginia 22032, to James V. Whipp, III and Douglas Huston, Trustees to secure and record a release of the above October 27, 2000 Deed of Trust and a Declaration that the debt has been paid in full pursuant to the provisions of Virginia Code §55.1 - 344, as amended.

An Affidavit having been made and filed showing that the party to be served is set out in the pleading as Defendants by the general description of "parties unknown" who are deemed interested in the subject to be divided or disposed of; and the nature of such interest is described as: Parties Unknown aka Unknown Successors-In-Interest to COLUMBIA NATIONAL INCORPORATED, a dissolved Maryland corporation, also known as AHM SV, INC., and further that the Defendants and their addresses are unknown; for the purpose of having the court issue an order directing the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Fairfax to declare the debt has been paid in full and execute and record a release of the Deed of Trust pursuant to the provisions of Virginia Code §55.1 — 344 as amended of the Deed of Trust.

UPON CONSIDERATION, this Order of Publication is granted, and it is ORDERED that the above-named unknown Defendants appear here before this court to be heard on September 11th, 2025, after proper publication of this Order to protect his/her interest in this cause.

ORDERED that this Order of Publication be published once each week for four successive weeks in THE WASHINGTON TIMES, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Fairfax County, Virginia; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court post a copy of this Order of Publication at the front door of the courthouse where this Court is held.

July 31, 2025

Date

TESTE: CHRISTOPHER J. FALCON, CLERK BY: Kaleigh Lawson DEPUTY CLERK

Written Answer may be filed in lieu of Court appearance Reply should be received by September 11, 2025

I ASK FOR THIS:

Ronald H. Lazarus

VA BAR #15235

OLD DOMINION LAW, PLLC

7010 Little River Turnpike

Suite 240

Annandale, Virginia 22003 (703)642-8489

(703) 354-0561 x 1001

Facsimile: (703) 354-6833

r.lazarus@keytitleva.com

James McConville

(Counsel for Plaintiff)

VSB #19164

Attorney for Petitioners

7010 Little River Turnpike

Suite 220

Annandale, Virginia 22003

(703) 642-5353

Facsimile: (703) 914-0631

Email: jmcconville@

va-attorney.com

(Co-Counsel for Plaintiff)

August 7,14,21 & 28, 2025

AD#95378