25-01559M

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
Case No. 2025- CA-001844
Judge: Edward Nicholas
STEPHANIE ANN BALMA, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Susan Rex Michael a/k/a Susan Kay Rex Michael,
Plaintiff, v.
NANCY JO REX LASHLEY; an individual; KATHY ANN REX; an individual; LINDA REX, CANDACE
REX, an individual; JANE DOE, whose true name is unknown, but who is believed to be the individual
referred to as “Kristen”; and individual; and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BRUCE EDWARD REX, and all others claiming by, through or under BRUCE EDWARD REX,
Defendants.
STEPHANIE ANN BALMA, as Personal Representative v. NANCY JO REX LASHLEY, et al.
TO: CANDACE REX
Last Known Address: 3785 Santa Maria Drive, Grove City, OH 43123-2441
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title on the following property in Lee County, Florida:
LOT 18, BLOCK 17, TRAILER ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 138, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA., INCLUDING MOBILE HOME LOCATED THEREON.
Parcel ID: 6369900003
Address: 6620 Dakota Street, Bradenton, FL 34207
(the “Property”).
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written
defenses by the Manatee County Clerk of Court’s scheduled default date of 10/6/2025 on Bradley W. Butcher, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is The Dorcey Law Firm, PLC, 13515 Bell Tower Drive, Second Floor, Fort Myers, FL 33907 and file the original with this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney, or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or petition.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.
This notice shall be published once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks in the Gulf Coast Business Review.
Dated this 25TH day of AUGUST, 2025.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
(SEAL)
ANGELINA “ANGEL” COLONNESO
Manatee County Clerk of Court
(SEAL) By: K. Gaffney
as Deputy Clerk
The Dorcey Law Firm, PLC
13515 Bell Tower Drive, Second Floor
Fort Myers, FL 33907
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