25-02431P

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO. 2025CP001793CPAXWS
IN RE: ESTATE OF
KELLY SMITH
A/K/A KELLY F. SMITH
A/K/A KELLY F. RITCHEY,
Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of Kelly Smith a/k/a Kelly F. Smith a/k/a Kelly F. Ritchey, deceased, whose date of death was October 11, 2025, File Number 2025CP001793CPAXWS, is pending in the Circuit Court for Pasco County, Florida, Probate Division; the address of which is Clerk of the Circuit Court, Pasco County, Probate Division, 38055 Live Oak Avenue, Dade City, FL 33523. The name and address 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE TIME 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, 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 SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE 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.
A personal representative or curator 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 sections 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this notice is November 14, 2025.
JOSHUA RITCHEY
Personal Representative
1106 N Windy Knoll Drive
Devine, TX 78016
Jerrold Slutzky, Esq.
Attorney for Personal Representative
Florida Bar Number: 95747 Slutzky Law Firm
853 Main Street, Suite A
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Telephone: (727) 475-6200
Email: [email protected]
November 14, 21, 2025 25-02431P

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