26-03059L

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO. 26-CP-1911
IN RE: ESTATE OF
THOMAS J. PETERSEN
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of THOMAS J. PETERSEN, deceased, whose date of death was October 11, 2025, is pending in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and for Lee County, State of Florida, the address of which is 2075 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorneys 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, 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 PERIOD 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: July 31, 2026.
Signed on this 29 day of July, 2026.
/s/ Neil F. Peterson Sr.
NEIL F. PETERSEN, SR.
Address: 26324 Stonewall Lane
Bonita Springs, Florida 34135
/S/ Edward V. Smith
Attorney: Edward V. Smith
Email Addresses: [email protected]
[email protected]
Florida Bar No. 102848
5147 Castello Drive
Naples, FL 34103
Telephone: (239) 330-6163
Jul. 31; Aug. 7, 2026 26-03059L

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