26-04135L

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
TEMPORARY CUSTODY BY EXTENDED FAMILY
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 26-DR-003574
In The Interest of:
Atlas Santiago Mendoza,
Child,
Elsa E. Marte,
Petitioner
and
Elena Naomi Mendoza,
Respondent/Mother,
(unknown),
Respondent/Father
TO: Elena Naomi Mendoza
205 Cortez Drive, Port Charlotte, Florida 33980
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Petition for Temporary Custody by Extended Family has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Elsa E. Marte, whose address is 2101 McGregor Blvd. # 102, Fort Myers, FL 33901 on or before 11/09/ 2026, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 2075 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33901 or mail to P.O. Box 310, Fort Myers, FL 33902, 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.
The minor child is identified as follows:
Date of Birth
October 23, 2024
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts
Physical Description of Respondent:
Age: 21
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Approximate Height: 5’4”
Approximate Weight: 145’
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the 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: 09/29/2026
KEVIN C. KARNES,
Clerk of Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: B Willey
Deputy Clerk
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2026 26-04135L

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