26-01078T

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 26-762-CP
Division: Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
NICOLETTA HAPPEL
Deceased.
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Nicoletta Happel, deceased, File Number 26-762-CP, by the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Charlotte County Justice Center, 350 E. Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950; that the decedent’s date of death was December 26, 2025; that the total value of the estate is $9,000.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Name Address
Happel Family Revocable Trust dated May 13, 2020, as amended by the First Amendment dated June 15, 2020
Lisa Happel, Trustee
673 Verona Street
Port Charlotte, Florida 33948
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The personal representative 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 sections 732.216-732.288 Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.
The date of first publication of this Notice is September 4, 2026.
Person Giving Notice:
Lisa Happel
673 Verona Street
Port Charlotte, Florida 33948
Attorney for Person Giving Notice
Ellie K. Harris, Esq.
Florida Bar Number: 0021671
Elise V. Bouchard, Esq.
Florida Bar Number: 0109033
Schwarz & Harris, P.A.
17841 Murdock Circle
Port Charlotte, Florida 33948
Telephone: (941) 625-4158
Fax: (941) 625-5460
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail:
[email protected]
September 4, 11, 2026 26-01078T

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