26-04756L

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO.: 26-CP-003137
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MARIA DEL CARMEN PATINO
Deceased
The administration of the estate of MARIA DEL CARMEN PATINO, deceased, whose date of death was August 17, 2025, File Number 26-CP-003137, is pending the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, the address of which is Lee County Justice Center, Probate Division, 2075 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Fort Myers, Florida 33901. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. The fiduciary lawyer-client privilege in Section 90.5021 applies with respect to the personal representative and any attorney employed by the personal representative.
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 WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME 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. 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 Florida Statutes 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under Florida Statutes 732.2211.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD 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 November 6, 2026.
EDUARDO ALBERTO PATINO
111 Contee Drive
Lehigh Acres, Florida 33436
RUDOLF & HOFFMAN, P.A.
Attorneys for Personal Representative
615 Northeast Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
Telephone: 954-462-2270
Facsimile: 954-462-2274
By: DOUGLAS F. HOFFMAN
FL BAR ATTY #964980
[email protected]
November 6, 13, 2026 26-04756L

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