legal notice - probate
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION 62J
FILE NO.: PR-C-25-0005904
IN RE: ESTATE OF
THOMAS JOHN McCARTHY, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The decedent identified above died on July 22, 2025. This estate is pending under file number PR-C-25-0005904 in the Circuit Court for Broward County, Florida, located at 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.
If you have any claim or demand against the decedent’s estate, even if that claim is unmatured, contingent or unliquidated, and you are required to be served with a copy of a Notice to Creditors, you must file your claim with the Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THE DATE THAT IS 3 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE YOU WERE SERVED WITH A COPY OF THIS NOTICE. All other creditors, who are not required to be served with a copy of a Notice to Creditors, must file their claim or demand against the decedent’s estate, even if that claim is unmatured, contingent or unliquidated,with the Court ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THAT IS 3 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ANY CLAIM NOT FILED WITHIN THESE PERIODS WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, ALL CLAIMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FILED WITH THE COURT WILL BE BARRED 2 YEARS AFTER DECEDENT’S DEATH.
The 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 §§ 732.216-732.228 Fla. Stat. , applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under § 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this Notice is February 19, 2026.
Attorneys for Personal Representative:
ERIN FARRINGTON FINLEN, ESQ
Florida Bar No. 127330
The Kelley Law Firm, PL
3365 Galt Ocean Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Personal Represenative:
THOMAS PATRICK McCARTHY
1200 N Garfield Street, Apt. 1116
Arlington, VA 22201
Publish February 19, 26, 2026