26-02844H

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 26-CP-002600
Division A
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MARY MARTIN DE SANTANA,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of MARY MARTIN DE SANTANA, deceased, whose date of death was June 25, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 3360, Tampa, FL 33601-3360. 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, 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 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 August 7, 2026
MICHELLE BRAY
Personal Representative
635 S.E. 17th St., Room 110A
Ocala, FL 34471
JAMES P. HINES, JR.
Florida Bar No. 061492
RYNE E. HARTT
Florida Bar No. 1011330
Attorneys for Personal Representative
Hines Norman Hines, P.L.
315 S. Hyde Park Ave.
Tampa, FL 33606
Telephone: 813-251-8659
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Email:
[email protected]
August 7, 14, 2026 26-02844H

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