25-03438L

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 25-CP-1885
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MANUEL JOHN LOPES,
a/k/a MANUEL J. LOPES, SR.,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of MANUEL JOHN LOPES, also known as MANUEL J. LOPES, SR., deceased, whose date of death was October 21, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1700 Monroe Street, 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 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.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD 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: September 5, 2025.
Signed on this 3rd day of September, 2025.
LARISSA BRATHWAITE
Personal Representative
2214 NW 1st Street
Cape Coral, FL 33993
Elizabeth Abraham 1059457 for
Nicole R. Cook, Esq.
Attorney for Personal Representative
Florida Bar No. 124945
SIMMONS & COOK, PLLC
2080 McGregor Blvd., Suite 101
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Telephone: (239) 204-9376
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Email:
[email protected]
September 5, 12, 2025 25-03438L

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