26-00909M

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MANATEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2026 CP 1226
Division Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
DONA RAE SMITH
Deceased.
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Dona Rae Smith, deceased, File Number 2026 CP 1226, by the Circuit Court for Manatee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, FL 34205; that the decedent’s date of death was September 18, 2025; that the total value of the estate is $30,000.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Name Address
Christopher Archer Smith
5571 Rosehill Rd.
Unit 205
Sarasota, FL 34233
Joshua Sean Smith
1836 Ivanhoe St.
Sarasota, FL 34231
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE
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 sections 732.216-732.288 Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.
The date of first publication of this Notice is June 5, 2026.
Persons Giving Notice:
Signed by: Christopher Archer Smith
3425 72nd Dr E
Sarasota, Florida 34243
Signed by: Joshua Sean Smith
3240 Maiden Lane
Sarasota, Florida 34231
Attorney for Persons Giving Notice
Signed by: Christopher D. Smith, Esq.
Attorney
Florida Bar Number: 0605433
1561 Lakefront Dr Unit 204
SARASOTA, FL 34240
Telephone: (941) 202-2222
Fax: (941) 907-3040
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail:
[email protected]
June 5, 12, 2026 26-00909M

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