Notice to creditors regarding the estate of Joan M Hopkins.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2026 10515 PRDL
Division: Probate
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
JOAN M HOPKINS,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the Estate of Joan M Hopkins, deceased, Case Number 2026 10515 PRDL, by the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724; that the decedents date of death was December 1, 2025; that the total value of the estate is $62,357.98 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Ronald D Ritter, 14 Bryan St., South River, NJ 08882
Jeffrey S Ritter, 8820 Higbe Place, Tampa, FL 33635
Megan E Lees, 2388 Jerusalem Church Rd Jasper, GA 30143
Charter Communications, Inc. dba Spectrum, c/o Corporation Service Company, 1201 Hays St., Tallahassee, FL 32301
Discover Financial Services, c/o Corporation Service Company, 1201 Hays St, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Halifax Health, Inc., Attn: Kelly Kwiatek, 303 North Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED 2 YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
A 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 as described in FL Statutes Sections 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under FL Statutes Section 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this Notice is April 16, 2026.
Person Giving Notice:
Megan E. Lees,
Personal Representative
2388 Jerusalem Church Rd.,
Jasper, GA 30143

April 16 & 23, 2026