Notice to creditors regarding the estate of Mary Ellen Paquin.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.: 2026 CP 75 IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY ELLEN PAQUIN a/k/a MARY ELLEN ANN PAQUIN Deceased. The administration of the Estate of Mary Ellen Paquin a/k/a Mary Ellen Ann Paquin, deceased, File Number 2026 CP 75, is pending in the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. The names and addresses of the petitioner and the petitioners attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedents estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must tile their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 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 Decedents 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 33.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. A Personal Representative or Curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the Decedents death by the Decedent or the Decedents surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228 applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a Creditor, as specified under s. 732.2211. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 6, 2026. Personal Representative: Melissa Ann Paquin 1577 Chili Avenue Rochester, New York 14624 Attorney for Personal Representative: Nathan Dougherty, Esquire Florida Bar No. 118632 P.O. Box 380984 Murdock, FL 33938 Tel: (941) 270-4489 Email: contact@nathandoughertylaw.com February 6, 13, 2026 26-00121T