NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 24-011359-ES
Division: Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
LESLIE JEAN FORTUNA
(A/K/A LESLIE J. FORTUNA
A/K/A LESLIE FORTUNA) 
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of   Leslie Jean Fortuna (a/k/a Leslie J.  Fortuna a/k/a Leslie Fortuna), deceased, whose date of death was March 9, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 315 Court Street, Room 106, Clearwater, Florida 33756. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. 
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. 
The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. 
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. 
The date of first publication of this notice is February 28, 2025. 
Personal Representative: 
Madeline Fortuna
12 Oak Avenue
  Palm Harbor, Florida 34684
Attorney for Personal Representative: 
Tanya Bell, Esq.
Florida Bar Number: 52924
Bell Law Firm, P.A.
2364 Boy Scout Road, Suite 200
Clearwater, Florida 33763
Telephone: (727) 287-6316
Fax: (727) 287-6317
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Feb. 28; Mar. 7, 2025       25-00783N