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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of OPAL PEARSON, deceased, File Number 2026CP002325, is pending in the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 255 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
1. 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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
2. 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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
3. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PENDENCY OF OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
4. The date of first publication of this notice is October 23, 2026.
5. Any interested person on whom a copy of the Notice of Administration is served who challenges the qualifications of the personal representative, the venue, or the jurisdiction of the court is required to file any objection with the court in the form of a petition within three (3) months after service of this notice on the objecting person.
6. A surviving spouse, and the beneficiaries of the estate and any other person entitled to exempt property under §732.402, Florida Statutes, must file a petition for determination of exempt property on or before the later of the date that is four (4) months after the date of service of a copy of this notice or the date that is forty (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.
Attorney for Personal Representative, Von Gretchen Thomas.
Brian M. Monk, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 014563
Monk Law Group, PLLC
800 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, Florida 33801
Telephone: (800) 237-9500
E-Mail: [email protected]
October 23, 30, 2026 26-02308K

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