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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File Number: 362025CP003428A001CH
Division: Judge J. Frank Porter
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MICHELE MELFI
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of MICHELE MELFI, deceased, File Number: 25-CP-003428, whose date of death was October 4, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Lee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Probate Department, Lee County Justice Center, 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901. 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.
A personal representative or curator 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, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this notice is: December 12, 2025.
Personal Representative
Annette McCheyne
70 Pemberton Place
Sharpsburg, Georgia 30277
Attorney for Personal Representative
Locksley A. Rhoden
Florida Bar No. 727571
Locksley A. Rhoden, PL
401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
tel: (954) 332-2342
email: [email protected]
December 12, 19, 2025 25-04983L

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