26-00018T

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
CHARLOTTE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
Case No. 24001386 CP
IN RE: ESTATE OF
FRANCES K. CHAPMAN,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of Frances K. Chapman, deceased, whose date of death was November 26, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. 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 served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 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 January 9, 2026.
Brian McGarity
1384 Kiskadee Dr.
Englewood, FL 34224
Personal Representative
Tonya Willis Pitts, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 0489050
Pitts Law Firm
6160 State Road 70 E, Ste. 107
Bradenton, FL 34203
Attorney for Personal Representative
January 9, 16, 2026 26-00018T

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