26-00414L

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 25-CP-3598
Division PROBATE
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MALCOLM A. KESSINGER
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of MALCOLM A. KESSINGER, deceased, whose date of death was October 20, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Circuit Court of Lee County, Attn: Probate, 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901. The name and address 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 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.
Dated this 13th day of January, 2026.
Personal Representative
Mary J. Kessinger
(a/k/a Mary Jane Kessinger)
9530 Cypress Hammock Circle,
Unit 201
Estero, Florida 34135
Attorney for Personal Representative
David P. Browne, Esq.
Florida Bar Number: 650072
David P. Browne, P.A.
27299 Riverview Center Blvd, Suite 103
Bonita Springs, Florida 34134
Telephone: (239) 498-1191
Fax: (239) 498-1366
E-Mail: [email protected]
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