26-02556H

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No. 26-CP-002043
Probate Division A
CAROL M. DESILVA,
Plaintiff, vs.
ARIA SIPLIN, individually, as Successor Trustee of the Desilva Living Trust dated June 1, 2020, as restated, as Successor Trustee of the Merle Irrevocable Trust dated May 4, 2021, and as Successor Trustee of the Exempt Marital Trust created under the Desilva Living Trust dated June 1, 2020, as restated; ANDREW HOEK, individually, as former Trustee of the Desilva Living Trust dated June 1, 2020, as restated, as former Trustee of the Merle
Irrevocable Trust dated May 4, 2021, and as former Trustee of the Exempt Marital Trust created under the Desilva Living Trust dated June 1, 2020, as restated; HANS VAN
BERTRAM PATRONE DE SILVA a/k/a HANS DESILVA, TANYA BOYETTE, SHERRY CLARK, and JADE D’CRUZ,
Defendants.
TO: Jade D’Cruz
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for First Amended Verified Complaint has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses to it, if any, on the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are: Cady L. Huss, Esquire., 260 1st Ave. S. #10, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, 727-231-5261, and file the original with the clerk of the above-styled court on or before Aug 14, 2026; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the First Amended Verified Complaint.
This notice shall be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in the BUSINESS OBSERVER.
If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. To request such accommodation, please contact Court Administration at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving a notification of a scheduled court proceeding if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. Compete the Request for Accommodations Form and submit to 800 E. Twiggs Street, Room 604, Tampa, FL 33602. ADA Coordination Help Line (813) 272-7040; Hearing Impaired Line 1-800-955-8771; Voice Impaired Line 1-800-955-8770.
Dated: July 14, 2026.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
CINDY STUART
As Clerk of the Court
800 E. Twiggs St., Room 101
Tampa, FL 33602
(SEAL) By: Becki Kern
AS DEPUTY CLERK
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Cady L. Huss, Esquire
Florida Bar No. 0088661
CADY L. HUSS, P.A.
260 1st Ave. S., #10
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
[email protected]
[email protected]
Phone: (727) 231-5261
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