Summary administration of Carolyn Bess Caswell's estate is pending in court.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR DESOTO COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2026CP000033
PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF 
CAROLYN BESS CASWELL,, 
Deceased.
NOTICE OF SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Summary Administration of the Estate of Carolyn Bess Caswell, Deceased, File No. 2026CP000033 is pending in the Circuit Court for DeSoto County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 115 East Oak Street, Arcadia, Florida 34266, and addresses of the Petitioner and the Petitioners attorney are set forth below. The Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege in section 90.5021, Florida
Statutes, applies with respect to the personal representative and any attorney employed by the personal 
representative.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
The Decedent died Testate. The Last Will and Testament is dated December 9, 2025.
Any interested person on whom a copy of the notice of administration is served must file on or
before the date that is 3 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on that person any objection that challenges the validity of the will, the venue, or the jurisdiction of the court. The 3-month time period may only be extended for estoppel based upon a misstatement by the personal representative regarding the time period within which an objection must be filed. The time period may not
be extended for any other reason, including affirmative representation, failure to disclose information, or misconduct by the personal representative or any other person. Unless sooner barred by subsection (3), all objections to the validity of a will, venue, or the jurisdiction of the court must be filed no later than the earlier of the entry of an order of final discharge of the personal representative or 1 year after service of the notice of administration.
Persons who may be entitled to exempt property under s. 732.402 will be deemed to have waived their rights to claim that property as exempt property unless a petition for determination of exempt property is filed by such persons or on their behalf on or before the later of the date that is 4 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on such persons or the date that is 40 days after the date of termination of any proceeding involving the construction, admission to probate, or validity of the will or involving any other matter affecting any part of the exempt property.
Unless an extension is granted pursuant to s. 732.2135(2), an election to take an elective share
must be filed on or before the earlier of the date that is 6 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on the surviving spouse, or an attorney in fact or a guardian of the property of the
surviving spouse, or the date that is 2 years after the date of the decedents death.
Under certain circumstances and by failing to contest the will, the recipient of the notice of administration may be waiving his or her right to contest the validity of a trust or other writing incorporated by reference into a will.
All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the Decedent and persons having claims or demands against the Decedents estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIMES PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this Notice is March 27, 2026.
PAUL BENNETT SEUSY, P.A. 
Attorney for Personal Representative Cynthia L. Jolin, Petitioner
1019 NW Eucalyptus Ave
Arcadia FL 34266
7 N Robert Ave 
Arcadia FL 34266
863-491-7285 Office
888-430-5940 Facsimile
E-Mail: paul@paulseusy.comBy: Paul Bennett Seusy, Esquire
Florida Bar No. 0690252
Publish: 03/27/26, 04/03/26 
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