26-00082C

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FL PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 2025-CP-002870
JUDGE: BROWN
IN RE: ESTATE OF
STEPHEN L. SCHWARTZ,
DECEASED.
The administration of the estate of STEPHEN L. SCHWARTZ (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was September 22, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Collier County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Collier County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Courts Department, Probate Division, 3315 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 102, Naples, Florida 34112. 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 the Decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this Notice to Creditors is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE TO CREDITORS ON THEM.
All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The 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 through 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 to Creditors is January 16, 2026.
NATAHIR LETY MARTINO SCHWARTZ
328 Colony Drive
Naples, Florida 34108
Personal Representative
BULLOCH TAYLOR PLLC
T. Robert Bulloch, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 633127
Email: [email protected]
Courtney C. Pugh, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 125106
Email: [email protected]
1185 Immokalee Road, Suite 300
Naples, Florida 34110
Telephone: (239) 383-7130
Facsimile: (239) 776-3496
Attorneys for Personal Representative
January 16, 23, 2026 26-00082C

View the PDF of the publication this ad appeared in