26-00379M

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case Number: 2026 DR 512
IN RE: The Marriage of:
HERNANDO REYES,
Petitioner, and
STEPHEN EVERETT,
Respondent.
TO: Stephen Everett
9917 Wauchula Road
Myakka City, Florida 34251
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the Petitioner’s, Hernando Reyes, attorney, E. Jon Weiffenbach, Jr., whose address is 538 12th Street West, Bradenton, Florida 34205 on or before 04/15/2026, 2026, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 1115 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34205, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. This notice shall be filed in the Business Observer. If you fail to file a written defense within the timeframe provided, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
“In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.”
Dated: 03/04/2026
Angelina Colonneso
Manatee County Clerk
of The Circuit Court
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
(SEAL) By: C. Gaskin
Deputy Clerk
Mar. 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 2026 26-00379M

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