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FORMAL NOTICE OF PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION
(Testate) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO:
522021CP009979XXESXX
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JOAN A. STAUFFER,
Decedent.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Administration in the above cited Estate has been filed in the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 315 Court Street, Clearwater, FL 33756. The date of the Will is March 7, 2012. The name and address of the Personal Representative are Joy Bissonnette, 150 S Barton St #582, Arlington, VA 22204, and the name and address of the Personal Representative's attorney are set forth below. The fiduciary lawyer-client privilege in section 90.5021, Florida Statutes, applies with respect to the Personal Representative and any attorney employed by the Personal Representative.
All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent's Estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this Court
You are required to serve written defenses on the undersigned WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, setting out any objections you may have to the validity of the Last Will and Testament, the testacy of the Decedent, the qualifications of the Personal Representative, the venue, or the jurisdiction of the Court, and to file the original of the written defenses with the Clerk of the above Court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in the entry of an order as requested in the Petition, without further notice.
The 3-month time period may only be extended for estoppel based upon a misstatement by the personal representative regarding the time period within which an objection must be filed. The time period may not be extended for any other reason, including affirmative representation, failure to disclose information, or misconduct by the personal representative or any other person. All objections to the validity of a will, venue, or the jurisdiction of the court must be filed no later than the earlier of the entry of an order of final discharge of the personal representative or 1 year after service of the notice of administration.
Persons who may be entitled to exempt property under s. 732.402 will be deemed to have waived their rights to claim that property as exempt property unless a petition for determination of exempt property is filed by such persons or on their behalf on or before the later of the date that is 4 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on such persons or the date that is 40 days after the date of termination of any proceeding involving the construction, admission to probate, or validity of the will or involving any other matter affecting any part of the exempt property.
Unless an extension is granted pursuant to s. 732.2135(2), an election to take an elective share must be filed on or before the earlier of the date that is 6 months after the date of service of a copy of this Notice, or the date that is 2 years after the date of the Decedent's death.
Under certain circumstances and by failing to contest the will, the recipient of the notice of administration may be waiving his or her right to contest the validity of a trust or other writing incorporated by reference into the will.
DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO SERVED AND FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
CARR LAW GROUP, P.A.
Lee R. Carr, II, Esquire
111 2nd Avenue Northeast, Suite 1404
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Voice: 727-894-7000;
Fax: 727-821-4042
Primary email address:
[email protected]
Secondary email address:
[email protected]
October 8, 15, 2021 21-04806N