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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND WDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR WAKULLA COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
Case No.: 2026-CA-54
DEBRA NEW,
PLAINTIFF,
V.
UNKNOWN HEIRS AND BENEFICIARIES
OF RUSSELL A. SMITH, DECEASED
DEFENDANTS.
NOTICE OF ACTION
To: Unknown Heirs and Beneficiaries of Russell A. Smith, Deceased
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to partition real property pursuant to Florida Statute Chapter 64 has been filed against you. This action involves real property in Wakulla County, Florida (the “Property”) more particularly described as:
TRACT NO. 15, OF AN UNRECORDED PLAT OF SHADY ACRES: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 1 WEST, (MARKED BY A CONCRETE MONUMENT BURIED IN COUNTY ROAD); THENCE RUN NORTH 00 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SECTION 24, 1,321.4 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST 1,688.65 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, WHICH IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTINUE TO RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST 230 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, THENCE RUN SOUTH 01 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST 186.09 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF A COUNTY ROAD, THENCE RUN SOUTH 88 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID COUNTY ROAD, 230.0 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE, THENCE RUN NORTH 1 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST 191.47 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. BEING SITUATE IN THE SOUTH 112 OF THE SOUTHEAST 114 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 1 WEST, AND BEING OTHERWISE DESCRIBED AS TRACT NO. 15 OF AN UNRECORDED PLAT OF SHADY ACRES. TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN MOBILE HOME LOCATED THEREON, DESCRIBED AS A 2002 PIONEER WITH VIN NUMBERS PH1124GA19527A AND PH1124GA19527B.
Parcel Identification Number: 24-2S-O 1 W -000-04008-004
Property Address: 20 McMahon Drive, Crawfordville, Florida 32322
This action was instituted in the Second Judicial Circuit Court, Wakulla County, Florida, and is styled Debra New vs. Unknown Heirs and Beneficiaries of Russell A. Smith, deceased, Unknown Heirs and Beneficiaries of Willie M. Shorrock, deceased, Unknown Heirs and Beneficiaries of Milford Jensen, deceased, and Unknown Heirs and Beneficiaries of Mildred Jensen, deceased, County of Wakulla, In the State of Florida. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the Plaintiffs Attorney, Michele Diglio-Benkiran, Esquire, whose address is C/0 Legal Counsel, P.A., 13330 West Colonial Drive, Unit 110, Winter Garden, Florida 34787, on or before May 15, 2026 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 or petition.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said court at Crawfordville, Florida 15th day of December, 2026.
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Greg James
As Clerk of the Court
Wakulla County, Florida
By: /s/ Ethan Brown
As Deputy Clerk