25-02204L

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 23-CP-1295
Division Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JOACHIM POTTHOFF
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of JOACHIM POTTHOFF, deceased, whose date of death was June 24, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representatives' 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.
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 June 20, 2025.
Personal Representative:
Heidrun Thornton
5905 Tarpon Gardens Circle, Unit 201
Cape Coral, Florida 33914
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Darrin R. Schutt, Esq., Attorney
Florida Bar Number: 886830
SCHUTT LAW FIRM PA
12601 New Brittany Boulevard
Fort Myers, Florida 33907
Telephone: (239) 540-7007
Fax: (239) 791-1080
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail:
[email protected]
June 20, 27, 2025 25-02204L

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