Notice to creditors regarding the estate of George Franklin Smith Jr.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO.: 2026-CP-248
IN RE: ESTATE OF 
GEORGE FRANKLIN SMITH JR. 
a/k/a
GEORGE F. SMITH,
a/k/a
GEORGE FRANKLIN SMITH
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of George Franklin Smith Jr., deceased, whose date of death was December 28, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 110 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness, Florida 34450. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below.
If you have been served with a copy of this notice and you have any claim or demand against the decedents estate, even if that claim is unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated, you must file your claim with the court on or before the later of a date that is three months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or 30 days after you receive a copy of this Notice. The written demand must be filed with the clerk.
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 the court on or before the date that is three months after the date of the first publication of this Notice.
All claims not filed within the periods set forth in  733.702, Florida Statutes, will be forever barred.
Even if a claim is not barred by the limitations described above, all claims which have not been filed will be barred two years after decedents death.
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 written demand must be filed with the clerk.
The date of first publication of this Notice is: April 24, 2026.
 Patricia Ann Smith 
6390 West Inverness Lane 
Crystal River, Florida 34429 
Personal Representative
/s/ Adam A. Czaya 
Adam A. Czaya, B.C.S. 
Fla. Bar No.: 90989 
Keith Taylor Law Group, P.A. 
P.O. Box 2016 
Lecanto, FL 34460 
Telephone: 352-795-0404
 adam@keithtaylorlaw.com 
s
amantha@keithtaylorlaw.com 
Attorneys for Personal Representative
Published April 24 and May 1, 2026.