Notice to creditors regarding the estate of Dativa D. Labrado.

FIRST INSERTION 
NOTICE TO CREDITORS 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT 
FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA 
File No. 26-CP-0682 
Division: Probate 
IN RE: ESTATE OF 
DATIVA D. LABRADO 
Deceased. 
The administration of the estate of Dativa D. Labrado, deceased, whose date of death was February 1, 2026, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 9346, Fort Myers, FL 33902. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives 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 file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE 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. 
The personal representative 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, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. 
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. 
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. 
The date of first publication of this notice is March 13, 2026. 
Personal Representative: 
Melissa Alvarez 
2637 Manzilla Lane 
Cape Coral, Florida 33909 
Attorney for Personal Representative: 
Janet M. Strickland, FL Bar No. 137472 
Neva K. Torres, FL Bar No. 1049725 
Attorneys for Personal Representative 
Law Office of Strickland & Torres, P.A. 
2340 Periwinkle Way, Suite J-1 
Sanibel, FL 33957 
Telephone: (239) 472-3322 
E-Mail: jms@sanibellaw.net 
Secondary E-Mail:  
neva@sanibellaw.net 
Tertiary E-Mail: jms3@sanibellaw.net 
March 13, 20, 2026	26-00927L