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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2026-CP-002183
IN RE: ESTATE OF
LORA JEAN BRIGHT,
Deceased
The administration of the estate of Lora Jean Bright, deceased, whose date of death was June 19, 2026, is pending in the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is: Clerk: Stacey M. Butterfield, 255 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830-3912. 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 WITHIN 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.
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 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 17, 2026.
Personal Representative:
Quentin G. Bright
856 Lange Rd.
Bellingham, WA 98226
Attorney for Personal Representative
CATHERINE E. BLACKBURN
Florida Bar Number: 940569
BLACKBURN LAW FIRM, PLLC
5230 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33707
Telephone: (727) 826-0923
E-Mail: [email protected]
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