25-01671K

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION – INTESTATE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2021-CP-2285
DIVISION: 14
In re the estate of
RAY OWENS GARNETT,
Deceased.
To: Robert Garnett
(current whereabouts unknown)
Steven Garnett
(current whereabouts unknown)
Charlotte Garnett
(current whereabouts unknown)
The administration of the Estate of Ray Owens Garnett, Deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 255 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830. The decedent died without a valid will and the estate is intestate. A petition to convert ancillary formal administration-intestate to summary administration-intestate is pending with this Court. The names and addresses of the petitioner and the petitioner’s attorney are set forth below. The fiduciary lawyer-client privilege in Florida State Section 90.5021 applies with respect to the petitioner and any attorney employed by the petitioner.
A beneficiary of this estate is not required to have an attorney or to file any document in order to receive the inheritance provided by law. However, if you are in doubt regarding your rights, you should consult your attorney.
Any interested person on whom a copy of the Notice of Administration is served is required to file any objection that challenges venue or jurisdiction of the court with the court in the manner provided in the Florida Probate Rules WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the date that is three (3) months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on that person, or those objections are forever barred. The three (3) month time period may only be extended for estoppel based upon a misstatement by the personal representative regarding the time period within which an objection must be filed. The time period may not be extended for any other reason, including affirmative representation, failure to disclose information, or misconduct by the personal representative or any other person. Unless sooner barred by Section 733.212(3), all objections to venue or the jurisdiction of the court must be filed no later than the earlier of the entry of an order of final discharge of the personal representative or one (1) year after service of the Notice of Administration.
A petition for determination of exempt property is required to be filed by or on behalf of any person entitled to exempt property under Section 732.402 WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the later of the date that is four (4) months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on such person, or the date that is forty (40) days after the date of termination of any proceeding involving the construction, admission to probate, or validity of a will or involving any other matter affecting any part of the exempt property, or the right of such person to exempt property is deemed waived.
An election to take an elective share must be filed by or on behalf of the surviving spouse entitled to an elective share under Sections 732.201-732.2155 WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the earlier of the date that is six (6) months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on the surviving spouse, or an attorney in fact or a guardian of the property of the surviving spouse, or the date that is two (2) years after the date of the decedent’s death. The time for filing an election to take an elective share may be extended as provided in the Florida Probate Rules.
/s/ Natalie Garnette-Hanna
Natalie Garnette-Hanna,
Petitioner
/s/Christopher J. Leddy, Jr.
Christopher J. Leddy, Jr., Esq.
Attorney for Petitioner
Florida Bar No.: 1022875
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Jacksonville, Florida 32256
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