25-03498L

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA -
PROBATE DIVISION
File No.: 362025CP002537A001CH
IN RE: ESTATE OF
LEO JAMES PAYNE,
Deceased.
The ancillary administration of the estate of LEO JAMES PAYNE, deceased, whose date of death was March 11, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1700 Monroe Street, Ft. Myers, FL 33901. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ 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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN s. 733.702 FLORIDA STATUTES, 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 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 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.
The date of first publication of this notice is September 12, 2025.
Personal Representative
LEO JAMES PAYNE, JR.
18 Mockingbird Lane
Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113
Personal Representative
LAURA PAYNE WRIGHT
220 Vine Street
Denver, CO 80206
Attorney for Personal Representatives
Amy J. Fanzlaw, B.C.S.
Florida Bar No. 054860
Osborne & Osborne, P.A.
1515 S. Federal Highway, Suite 106
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
(561) 395 1000
[email protected]
September 12, 19, 2025 25-03498L

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