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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
Case No.: 2024CP-003876
IN RE: Estate of
HERMAN LEON-JOHN SMITH, III, a.k.a. HERMAN SMITH, III,
a.k.a. HERMAN L. J. SMITH, III
a.k.a. HERMAN L. SMITH, III
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of Herman Leon-John Smith, III, a.k.a. Herman Smith, III, a.k.a. Herman L. J. Smith, III, a.k.a. Herman L. Smith, III, deceased, whose date of death was September 18, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 255 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830. 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.
NOT WITHSTANDING 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 January 3, 2025.
Personal Representative:
Gary Lee Smith
60 Forest Drive
Painted Post, New York 14870
Attorney for Personal Representative:
/s/ William J. Twyford
William J. Twyford, Esquire
Florida Bar No. 0782505
Twyford Law, LLC
Post Office Box 411
Winter Haven, Florida 33882
Tel: (863) 585-5283
e-mail: [email protected]
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