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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN AND FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 26-CP-001018
IN RE: ESTATE OF
GERALD V. POTTINGER,
Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of GERALD V. POTTINGER, Deceased, whose date of death was February 8, 2026 is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is: 2075 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 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.
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 April 10, 2026.
Personal Representative:
SUSAN P. BEDINGHAUS
10801 Starkey Road # 104-385
Seminole, Florida 33777
Attorney for Personal Representative:
BASKIN EISEL RIGHTMYER
Attorneys at Law
HAMDEN H. BASKIN, III, ESQ.
450 Carillon Parkway, Suite 150
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Telephone: 727-572-4545
Facsimile: 727-572-4646
Primary Email:
[email protected]
Secondary Email:
[email protected]
Secondary Email:
[email protected]
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April 10, 17, 2026 26-01341L
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