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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2025-CP-001529
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JOSEPH FRANCIS WELLS,
a/k/a JOSEPH F. WELLS
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of JOSEPH FRANCIS WELLS, a/k/a JOSEPH F. WELLS (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was September 14, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Clerk of Circuit Court, Lee County Courthouse, Probate Division, 2075 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33901. 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 the 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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (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 the Decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (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 May 23, 2025.
Personal Representative:
JOHN M. WELLS
6 Curtis Road
Woburn, MA 01801
Attorney for Personal Representative:
DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, CAPOUANO & BOZARTH, P.A.
Jacqueline C. Johnson
Florida Bar No. 86450
4501 Tamiami Trail N., Ste. 220
Naples, FL 34103
Primary E-Mail:
[email protected]
Secondary E-Mai:
[email protected]
Phone: 239-544-3069
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May 23, 30, 2025 25-01873L