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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 532024CP0033280000XX
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MICHAEL BIT-ALKHAS,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of MICHAEL BIT-ALKHAS, deceased, whose date of death was November 3, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 930 E. Parker Street, Lakeland, FL 33801-1929. 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.
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.
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, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD 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: December 20, 2024.
Signed on this 12th day of December, 2024.
SARA FUENTES
Personal Representative
Post Office Box 127
Polk City, FL 33868
SCOTT W. VIETH
Attorney for Personal Representative
Florida Bar No. 0059584
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & McMULLEN
Post Office Box 1669
Clearwater, FL 33757
Telephone: (727) 441-8966
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Email: [email protected]
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