26-01435S

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
IN AND FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO: 2026 CP 003370 NC
IN RE: ESTATE OF
EMMA JEAN ROURKE,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of EMMA JEAN ROURKE, deceased whose date of death was November 8, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Sarasota County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 2002 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, Florida 34237. The name and address of the petitioner and the Petitioner’s attorney are both 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.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
ADDITIONALLY, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. See Florida Statute Section 722.710; Tsuji v. Fleet, 366 So.3d 1020 (Fla. 2023).
The petitioner 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, 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 26, 2026.
Petitioner
Sharon Collins
180 Meadow Street
East Haven, CT 06512
Attorney for Petitioner
Nick Roknich, IV, Esq.
Email: [email protected]
Florida Bar No. 1028324
THE ROKNICH LAW FIRM, P.A.
1800 Second Street, Suite 854
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Phone: (941) 404-4540
June 26; July 3, 2026 26-01435S

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