26-00301L

FIRST INSERTION
AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
(NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 25-DR-008026
DIVISION: B
IN RE: The Marriage of
Connie Smith Mendez
Petitioner
and
Carlos Miguel Mendez Mills
Respondent
TO: Carlos Miguel Mendez Mills
2131 Palm Vista Drive, Apopka, Florida 32712 -2446
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Connie Smith Mendez whose address is 2131 Palm Vista Drive, Apopka, Florida 32712 on or before February 23, 2026, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.
Dated: 01/13/2026
Kevin C. Karnes
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
(SEAL) By: E Bakelman
Deputy Clerk
Jan. 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13, 2026 26-00301L

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