26-00897M

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
Case No. 2026 CP 816
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JOYCE M. LUDINGTON
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of Joyce M. Ludington, deceased, whose date of death was March 18, 2026, is pending in the Circuit Court for Manatee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1051 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34205. 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.
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.
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, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.
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 May 29, 2026.
Personal Representative:
Jeffrey Martin
319 Bellows Lane
Rocky Point, North Carolina 28457
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Alicia A. Piro
E-mail Addresses:
[email protected]
Florida Bar No. 65469
Alicia Piro Law
7719 Holiday Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34231
Telephone: (941) 925-4800
May 29; June 5, 2026 26-00897M

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