25-01019T

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
DIVISION: PROBATE
Case No. 25-CP-1084
IN RE: ESTATE OF
GERALD LOUIS BUDNICK,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of GERALD LOUIS BUDNICK, deceased, whose date of death was May 11, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for CHARLOTTE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33951. 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, 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 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 October 3, 2025.
Personal Representative:
/s/Mary Ann Budnick
MARY ANN BUDNICK
254 Rotonda Blvd. N
Rotonda West, Florida 33947
Attorney for Personal Representative:
/s/ Stephen W. Buckley
STEPHEN W. BUCKLEY, ESQUIRE
Florida Bar Number: 117747
GOLDSTEIN, BUCKLEY,
CECHMAN, RICE, PURTZ, SMITH, & SMITH, P.A.
Post Office Box 2366
Fort Myers, Florida 33902
Telephone: (239) 334-1146
Fax: (239) 334-3039
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail:
[email protected]
October 3, 10, 2025 25-01019T

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