26-00720C

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No: 2026-CP-000916
Division: Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
CRAIG LAWRENCE SMITH a/k/a CRAIG L. SMITH,
Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of CRAIG LAWRENCE SMITH a/k/a CRAIG L. SMITH, Deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court for Collier County, Florida, Probate Division, Probate File No: 11-2026-CP-000916-0001-01 the address of which is 3315 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 102, Naples, Florida 34112-5324. The Estate is
______ Intestate
___X__ Testate. If the Estate is testate, the dates of the Decedent’s Will and any codicils are October 18, 2023.
The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set for below. The fiduciary lawyer – client privilege in Florida Statutes §90.5021 applies with respect to the Personal Representative and any attorney employed by the Personal Representative.
That any interested person on whom a copy of the notice of administration is served must file on or before the date that is 3 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on that person any objection that challenges the validity of the will, the venue, or the jurisdiction of the court. The 3-month time period may only be extended for estoppel based upon a misstatement by the personal representative regarding the time period within which an objection must be filed. The time period may not be extended for any other reason, including affirmative representation, failure to disclose information, or misconduct by the personal representative or any other person. Unless sooner barred by subsection (3), all objections to the validity of a will, venue, or the jurisdiction of the court must be filed no later than the earlier of the entry of an order of final discharge of the personal representative or 1 year after service of the notice of administration.
That persons who may be entitled to exempt property under s. 732.402 will be deemed to have waived their rights to claim that property as exempt property unless a petition for determination of exempt property is filed by such persons or on their behalf on or before the later of the date that is 4 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on such persons or the date that is 40 days after the date of termination of any proceeding involving the construction, admission to probate, or validity of the will or involving any other matter affecting any part of the exempt property.
That, unless an extension is granted pursuant to s. 732.2135(2), an election to take an elective share must be filed on or before the earlier of the date that is 6 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on the surviving spouse, or an attorney in fact or a guardian of the property of the surviving spouse, or the date that is 2 years after the date of the decedent’s death.
That, under certain circumstances and by failing to contest the will, the recipient of the notice of administration may be waiving his or her right to contest the validity of a trust or other writing incorporated by reference into a will.
That the personal representative or curator 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 applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by the surviving spouse or a beneficiary as specified under s. 732.2211.
Dated this 30, day of April, 2026
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
KATHLEEN A. FOX
601 Prospect Avenue
Little Silver, New Jersey 07739
CHRISTOPHER E. MAST, P.A.
By: /s/Christopher E. Mast
Christopher E. Mast, Esquire
Attorney for Petitioner
Florida Bar Number: 0858412
340 9th Street North
Box No. 129
Naples, Florida 34102-5803
Tele: (239) 434-5922
Cell: (239) 290-1186
[email protected]
www.christophermastlaw.com
May 8, 15, 2026 26-00720C

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