IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO.: 2026 11413 PRDL
DIVISION: 10/GAUSTAD
IN RE: ESTATE OF
DAVID CLARKE LAWSON, SR.,
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 will be or has been entered in the estate of DAVID CLARKE LAWSON, SR., deceased, by the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is PO Box 6043, DeLand, FL 32721; that the decedent's date of death was March 26, 2026; that the total value of the estate is under $13,000.00, excluding protected homestead property and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Margaret Elaine Lawson, 701 Daytona Ave., Holly Hill, FL 32117
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 TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
A personal representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in sections 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this Notice is May 7, 2026.
Petitioner:
Margaret Elaine Lawson
701 Daytona Ave.
Holly Hill, FL 32117
RICE LAW FIRM, PA
/s/ Matthew C. Shapiro
Fla. Bar No. 0092543
222 Seabreeze Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386/257-1222 - Telephone
386/258-9694 - Facsimile
E-Mail:
MatthewShapiro@ricelawflorida.com
2nd E-Mail:
KarenBuchanan@ricelawflorida.com
Attorney for Petitioner
May 7 & 14, 2026
