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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Division: Civil
Case No.: 25-CP-3061
IN RE: ESTATE OF
ELMER D. RICHARS A/K/A
ELMER DENNIS RICHARS,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of ELMER D. RICHARS a/k/a ELMER DENNIS RICHARS, deceased, whose date of death was March 1, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 9346, Fort Myers, Florida 33902. 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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (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 THREE (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 Sections 732.216-732.228, Florida Statues, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under Section 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.
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 December 5, 2025.
Personal Representative:
EMELIA C. RICHARS
c/o Robert L. Lancaster, Esq.
CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD LLC
3001 Tamiami Trail N, Ste. 400
Naples, Florida 34103
Attorney for Personal Representative:
ROBERT L. LANCASTER, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 0462519
CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD LLC
3001 Tamiami Trail N, Ste. 400
Naples, Florida 34103
Telephone: (239) 262-8311
E-mail Addresses:
[email protected],
[email protected]
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