25-03127H

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 25-CP-003437
Division A
IN RE: ESTATE OF
ELIZABETH HELEN PUGH
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of ELIZABETH HELEN PUGH, deceased, whose date of death was January 25, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for HILLSBOROUGH County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 800 E. Twiggs Street, Tampa, FL 33602. 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 10, 2025.
Personal Representative:
MARK E. RUTTER
4915 Ebensburg Drive
Tampa, Florida 33647
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Denise A. Welter, Esquire
Florida Bar Number: 585769
Welter Law Office
2312 Cypress Cove, Suite 101
Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544
Telephone: (813) 736-9080
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail:
[email protected]
October 10, 17, 2025 25-03127H

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