legal notice - probate
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO.: PRC25-5895
IN RE: ESTATE OF
PAIGE AMBER BELL
A/K/A PAIGE BELL,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of PAIGE AMBER BELL A/K/A PAIGE BELL, deceased, whose date of death was July 7, 2025, File Number PRC25-5895, is pending in the Circuit Court for Broward County, Florida, Probate Division; the address of which is Clerk of the Circuit Court, Broward County, Probate Division, 201 S.E 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice has been served, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3 )MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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 decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, 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 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.
A personal representative or curator 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 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this Notice is March 12, 2026.
Attorneys for Personal Representative:
Hillary A. Kessler, Esq.
Florida Bar Number: 1024533
hillary@bgblawgroup.com
Jason Sean Ross, Esq.
Florida Bar Number: 294900
jason@bgblawgroup.com
Bauer Gutierrez & Borbon, PLLC
814 Ponce De Leon Blvd., St. 210
Coral Gables, FL 33134-3032
Telephone: (305) 340-5959
Personal Representative:
JOHN MICHAEL BELL
121 Aintree Lane, 521 Kassier Road
Assegay, KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa 3610
Publish March 12, 19, 2026