25-01269T

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 25-001252-CP
IN RE: ESTATE OF
RUTH E. REES
Deceased.
Petitioner, Peggy Dickerson, alleges:
The administration of the estate of RUTH E. REES, deceased, whose date of death was January 16, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for CHARLOTTE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. 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.
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 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 §§ 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by the surviving spouse or a beneficiary as specified under § 732.2211, Florida Statutes.
The date of first publication of this notice is: December 12, 2025.
/s/ Peggy Dickerson
Peggy Dickerson
Personal Representative
/s/ Allison Cochran Handling Attorney
Attorney for Personal Representative
Allison L. Cochran, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 097852 4700 Millenia Blvd, Ste. 500 Orlando, FL 32839
Phone: (407) 504-1020
Email: [email protected]
December 12, 19, 2025 25-01269T

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