IN THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No.: 26-CP-104
IN RE:
ESTATE OF EDWARD C. BADIN,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Pursuant to Fla. Prob. R. 5.241)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
The administration of the estate of EDWARD C. BADIN, deceased, whose date of death was November 4, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division; File Number 26-CP-104; the address of which is P.O. Box 9346, Fort Myers, Florida 33902. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the decedent and other persons who have claims or demands against decedents estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, and who have been served a copy of this notice, 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.
The personal representative or curator 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 applies or may apply (as described in Sections 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes) unless a written demand is made by a beneficiary or creditor as specified in and within the time prescribed in Section 732.2211, Florida Statues.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons who have claims or demands against the decedents estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, AND CREDITOR 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 4, 2026.
/s/ Elizabeth C. Bentley
ELIZABETH C. BENTLEY, Esquire
Florida Bar No.:85927
AUDRA THOMAS-ETH, Esquire
Florida Bar No.: 84745
Attorneys for Personal Representative
PATRONE BENTLEY LAW GROUP
8695 College Parkway, Suite 202
Fort Myers, Florida 33919
Telephone: (239) 747-7102
Elizabeth@pblawgroup.law
Audra@pblawgroup.law
Zoe@pblawgroup.law
/s/ Lynda Leonard-Boyce
LYNDA LEONARD-BOYCE,
Personal Representative
13300-56 S. Cleveland Avenue #304
Fort Myers, Florida 33907
March 4, 11, 2026
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