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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2026-CP-002343
IN RE: ESTATE OF
ELIZABETH KURZ STALEY,
Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of Elizabeth Kurz Staley, deceased, whose date of death was February 9, 2026, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 2075 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida 33901-3622. The names and addresses of the ancillary personal representative and the ancillary 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 ancillary 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 Sections 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under Section 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 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 date of first publication of this notice is August 28, 2026.
Ancillary Personal Representative:
Michael Kurz
9920 Via San Marco Loop
Fort Myers, Florida 33905-5410
Attorney for Ancillary Personal
Representative:
Christopher J. Shipley, Esq., MBA, CPA
Attorney for Ancillary Personal
Representative
Florida Bar Number: 0568831
SHIPLEY LAW FIRM
20110 U.S. Highway 441, Suite A
Mount Dora, Florida 32757-6901
Telephone: (352) 383-3397
Fax: (352) 383-1364
E-Mail: [email protected]
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