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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 26-CP-000082
IN RE: ESTATE OF
DOUGLAS CHARLES OTTE
A/K/A DOUGLAS C. OTTE
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of Douglas Charles Otte a/k/a Douglas C. Otte, deceased, whose date of death was August 18, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Justice Center, 2nd Floor, 2075 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33901. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ 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 required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME 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.
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 ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.
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 30, 2026.
Personal Representatives
Douglas A. Otte
68 Ormont Road
Chatham, NJ 07928
Carmen Schooley
327 Rice Road
Flag Pond, TN 37657
Attorney for Personal Representatives:
William M. Bromley, Esq.
Florida Bar Number: 123502
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
777 S. Flagler Dr. Suite 1700 West Tower
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Telephone: (561) 835-9600
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail:
[email protected]
Jan. 30; Feb. 6, 2026 26-00367L

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