26-00204M

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.:2025 DR 2955
YTANIA ROMERO BENITEZ,
Petitioner, and
CARLOS MARCIAL TORRES FUENTES,
Respondent.
TO: CARLOS MARCIAL TORRES FUENTES
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage has been filed against you, and that you are required to serve a copy of your Response or Pleading to the Complaint upon the Petitioner’s attorney, Monica Villaverde, 1990 Main Street, Suite 725., Sarasota, Florida, 34236, and file the original Response or Pleading in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, on or before the ___day of _____, 2026. If you fail to do so, a Default Judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
“In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.”
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Dated at Manatee County Courthouse, Bradenton, Florida, this ___ day of ____, 2026.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: DEPUTY CLERK
Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026 26-00204M

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