26-00977T

NOTICE OF ACTION
(Formal Notice By Publication)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2026-CP-000686
IN RE: ESTATE OF
BENJAMIN LEDBETTER, IV,
Deceased.
TO: KAREN LEDBETTER
Address unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Administration has been filed in this court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on petitioner’s attorney, whose name and address are: Robert D. Hines, Esq., Hines Norman Hines, P.L., 1312 W. Fletcher Avenue, Suite B, Tampa, FL 33612 on or before 9/11/2026, and to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for the relief demanded, without further notice.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Jon Embury, Administrative Services Manager, whose office is located at 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950, and whose telephone number is (941) 637-2110, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Signed on this 6 day of August, 2026.
ROGER D. EATON, CLERK
As Clerk of the Court
(SEAL) By: Karen Davis
As Deputy Clerk
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