FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
Case No. 2025-CA-004040
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plaintiff, vs.
CARLTON L WELLER, et al.
Defendants.
TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CARLTON L WELLER
CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS
7967 APPLE BLOSSOM DRIVE
LAKELAND, FL 33810
CARLTON L WELLER
CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS
7967 APPLE BLOSSOM DRIVE
LAKELAND, FL 33810
You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Polk County, Florida:
LOT 11, OF MAGNOLIA MANOR, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 111, PAGE 27 AND 28, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA.
commonly known as 7967 APPLE BLOSSOM DRIVE, LAKELAND, FL 33810 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on David R. Byars of Kass Shuler, P.A., plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before June 4th, 2026, (or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator,255 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830, (863) 534-4686, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Dated: April 28th, 2026.
Stacy M. Butterfield
CLERK OF THE COURT
Honorable Stacy M. Butterfield
255 North Broadway
Bartow, Florida 33830-9000
(COURT SEAL) By: Sebastian Irlanda
Deputy Clerk
David R. Byars
Kass Shuler, P.A.,
plaintiffs attorney,
P.O. Box 800,
Tampa, Florida 33601,
(813) 229-0900
328202/2531670/wlp
May 8, 15, 2026 26-00873K
