25-02459S

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2025-CP-005878NC
Division PROBATE
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JOHN L. LUDWIG,
aka JOHN LUDWIG
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of JOHN L. LUDWIG, also known as JOHN LUDWIG, deceased, whose date of death was September 19, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Sarasota County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 2000 Main Street, Room 102, Sarasota, FL 34237. 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.
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 ss. 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.
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.
BENJAMIN LUDWIG
Personal Representative
173 Zorro Ct.,
Schwenksville, PA 19473
DAVID ZACHARY SMITH, Esq.
Attorney for Personal Representative
Florida Bar No. 0968110
Smith & Smith Group, PLLC
10491 Ben C. Pratt/
6 Mile Cypress Parkway
Box 256
Fort Myers, Florida 33966
Telephone: 239-40-5205
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Email: [email protected]
Dec. 26, 2025; Jan. 2, 2026 25-02459S

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