25-01925C

Notice to Creditors
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR COLLIER COUNTY FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File Number: 11-2025-CP-003269-0001-01
IN RE: ESTATE OF
Dennis J. Schwartz
Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of Dennis J. Schwartz, deceased, File Number 11-2025-CP-003269-0001-01, is pending in the Circuit Court for Collier County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3315 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 102, Naples, Florida 34112-5324.
The name and address of the Personal Representative are set forth below. The name and address of the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.
Pursuant to Florida Statutes section 733.702(1), if not barred by Florida Statutes section 733.710, no claim or demand against the decedent’s estate that arose before the death of the decedent, including claims of the state and any of its political subdivisions, even if the claims are unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated; no claim for funeral or burial expenses; no claim for personal property in the possession of the personal representative; and no claim for damages, including, but not limited to, an action founded on fraud or another wrongful act or omission of the decedent, is binding on the estate, on the personal representative, or on any beneficiary unless the claim is filed in the probate proceeding on or before the later of the date that is 3 months after the time of the first publication of the notice to creditors or, as to any creditor required to be served with a copy of the notice to creditors, 30 days after the date of service on the creditor, even though the personal representative has recognized the claim or demand by paying a part of it or interest on it or otherwise. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
In addition to the above described limitations period, Florida Statutes section 733.710 provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Florida Probate Code, 2 years after the death of a person, neither the decedent’s estate, the personal representative, if any, nor the beneficiaries shall be liable for any claim or cause of action against the decedent, whether or not letters of administration have been issued, except for a creditor who has filed a claim pursuant to Florida Statues section 733.702 within 2 years after the person’s death, or as otherwise provided in Florida Statutes section 733.710.
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 Florida Statutes Sections 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under Florida Statutes Section 732.2211. The written demand must be filed with the clerk of the court.
Date of the first publication of the Notice to Creditors was December 26, 2025, and the Decedent’s date of death was August 20, 2025.
The undersigned Personal Representative hereby signs this Notice to Creditors.
James T. Schwartz, Sr.
Personal Representative
30751 Magician Terrace
Dowagiac, MI 49047
GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A.
Attorneys for Personal Representative
401 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 2000
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone: 954-765-0500
Facsimile: 954-765-1477
Primary Email:
[email protected]
Secondary Email:
[email protected] and
[email protected]
Jared S. Baumwell, Esquire
Florida Bar No. 98244
Dec. 26, 2025; Jan. 2, 2026 25-01925C

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