26-02040L

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR Family Cases with Minor Children
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 4th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR Duval COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2026DR11017AX
Division: FM-C
Esther Carey,
Petitioner
and
Wenchel Michel,
Respondent.
TO: Wenchel Michel
1023 Acroft Ave, Lehigh Acres FL 33973
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Esther Carey, whose address is 7423 Queensgate Circle Jacksonville FL 32219, on or before 7-10-2026, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 501 W Adams St Jacksonville FL 32202, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, 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 Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.
Dated: 5-26-26
JODY PHILLIPS
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
(SEAL) By: Jermaine Nelson
{Deputy Clerk}
May 29; June 5, 12, 19, 2026 26-02040L

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