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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 26-CP-0621
IN RE: ESTATE OF
DIANE M. NICHOLAS,
Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of DIANE M. NICHOLAS, deceased, whose date of death was October 8, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is PO Box 9346, Fort Myers, FL 33902. 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 the 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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (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 SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE 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 20, 2026.
The Personal Representative have 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 (Sections 732.216-732.228 of the Florida Probate Code) applies or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified in Section 732.2211 of the Florida Probate Code.
Personal Representative:
CHARLES A. NICHOLAS
c/o Cummings & Lockwood, LLC
8000 Health Center Boulevard,
Suite 300
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
Attorney for Personal Representative:
MARY BETH CRAWFORD, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 0115754
Cummings & Lockwood LLC
8000 Health Center Boulevard,
Suite 300
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
9471959.1.docx
3/11/2026 CM:000099-4129
March 20, 27, 2026 26-01029L

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