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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO. 2026CP000018A000BA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
MARK ANTHONY WILLIAMS,
Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of Mark Anthony Williams, deceased, whose date of death was April 19, 2025, File Number 2026CP000018A000BA, is pending in the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida, Probate Division; the address of which is Clerk of the Circuit Court, Polk County, Probate Division, 255 N. Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830. 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 the decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice has been served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE TIME 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, 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 SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE 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.
A personal representative or curator 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 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.22113
The date of first publication of this notice is July 10, 2026
Personal Representative
LAURA M. WILLIAMS,
Personal Representative
PO Box 93575, Lakeland, FL 33804
Attorney for Personal Representative
Marc A. Wites, Esq.
Attorney for Personal Representative
Florida Bar Number: 24783
Wites & Rogers
4400 North Federal Highway
Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
Telephone: (954) 933-4400
Fax: (954) 354-0205
Email: [email protected]
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