25-02604L

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 25-CP-1827
IN RE: ESTATE OF
NOLA B. MELTON
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of Nola B. Melton, deceased, whose date of death was November 25, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 9346, Fort Myers, Florida 33902. 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.
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, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.
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 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 July 18, 2025.
Denise M. Goodwin
Personal Representative
123 Woodland Drive
Staunton, Virginia 24401
D. Hugh Kinsey, Jr.
Attorney for Personal Representative
Florida Bar Number: 961213
Sheppard Law Firm, P.A.
9100 College Pointe Court
Fort Myers, FL 33919
Telephone: (239) 334-1141
Fax: (239) 334-3965
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail:
[email protected]
July 18, 25, 2025 25-02604L

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