26-00307S

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2026 CA 000272 NC
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-R12,
Plaintiff, vs.
UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CHARLES B. SMITH A/K/A CHARLES BLAINE SMITH A/K/A CHARLES SMITH, DECEASED; MATTHEW SMITH; WENDY SMITH BUTLER; JOSEPH A. WALCHLE, SR. A/K/A JOSEPH WALCHLE, SR.,
Defendant(s).
TO: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, and all other parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Estate of Charles B. Smith a/k/a Charles Blaine Smith a/k/a Charles Smith, deceased
1041 Groveland Avenue
Venice, Florida 34285
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property in Sarasota County, Florida:
LOT 2, BLOCK 221, EDGEWOOD SECTION OF VENICE, AS PER PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 166 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Street Address: 1041 Groveland Avenue, Venice, Florida 34285
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 3222 Commerce Place, Suite A, West Palm Beach, FL 33407, within 30 days after the date of the first publication of this notice, on or before March 16, 2026, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court, otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.
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 the Sarasota County Jury Office, P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, Florida 34230-3079, (941)861-7400, 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 on February 4, 2026.
Karen E. Rushing
Clerk of said Court
By: G. Kopinsky (SEAL)
As Deputy Clerk
McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC
3222 Commerce Place, Suite A
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Telephone: (561) 713-1400
[email protected]
File#:25-400662
February 13, 20, 2026 26-00307S

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