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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 26-CP-2739
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JOHN F. BLAIS, JR.,
a/k/a JOHN FRANCIS BLAIS, JR.,
Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of JOHN F. BLAIS, JR., a/k/a JOHN FRANCIS BLAIS, JR., deceased, whose date of death was May 30, 2026, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 9346, Fort Myers, FL 33902. The names and addresses of the Co-Personal Representatives and the Co-Personal Representatives’ attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the 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.
All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (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.
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 October 30, 2026.
The Co-Personal Representatives have 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 (Sections 732.216-732.228 of the Florida Probate Code) applies or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified in Section 732.2211 of the Florida Probate Code.
Co-Personal Representatives:
ROCHELLE C. BLAIS
c/o Cummings & Lockwood, LLC
FINEMARK BANK & TRUST,
a division of Commerce Bank
8695 College Parkway, Suite 100
Fort Myers, FL 33919
Attorney for the Co-Personal
Representatives:
WILLIAM N. HOROWITZ, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 0199941
Cummings & Lockwood LLC
8000 Health Center Boulevard,
Suite 300
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
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