26-00071G

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2026 CP 000117
Division 48
IN RE: ESTATE OF
EVELYN MONTELBANO, Deceased.
The administration of the estate of EVELYN MONTELBANO, deceased, whose date of death was 12/04/2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for FLAGLER County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Flagler Clerk & Comptroller, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E Moody Blvd, Building 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s 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 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.
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, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS 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 March 12, 2026.
Personal Representative:
Heather Marie Manto
402 Pine Tree Loop
Bastrop, TX 78602
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Eric T. Preston, Esq.
Attorney
Florida Bar Number: 92513
The Preston Law Firm
605 South Orange Street
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168
Telephone: (386) 424-9200
Fax: (386) 423-8099
E-Mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
March 12, 19, 2026 26-00071G

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