IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, PROBATE DIVISION.
CASE NO. 2026-CP-038
Uniform Case No. 472026CP000038CPAXMX
IN RE: the Estate of
NEAL R. WESCOTT,
Deceased
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
1. The undersigned, PETER GAMBLE, as personal representative of the above estate, hereby gives notice:
a. That an administration for the estate of the above-named decedent was commenced on February 28, 2026, and is now pending as uniform case number Uniform Case No. 472026CP000038CPAXMX, in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court in the State of Florida, County of Okeechobee, whose address is: 312 N.W. 3rd St., Okeechobee, FL 34972.
b. The name and address of the personal representative is: PETER GAMBLE, 170 Aldrich Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801-4906, and the name and address of the personal representatives attorney is: COLIN M. CAMERON, ESQ., Colin M. Cameron, Esq., P.A., 200 NE 4th Ave., Okeechobee, FL 34972-2981, and that the fiduciary lawyer-client privilege in Fla. Stat. sec. 90.5021 applies with respect to the personal representative and any attorney employed by the personal representative.
c. That any interested person on whom a copy of the notice of administration is served must file on or before the date that is 3 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on that person any objection that challenges the validity of the will, the venue, or the jurisdiction of the court. The 3-month time period may only be extended for estoppel based upon a misstatement by the personal representative regarding the time period within which an objection must be filed. The time period may not be extended for any other reason, including affirmative representation, failure to disclose information, or misconduct by the personal representative or any other person. Unless sooner barred by subsection (3), all objections to the validity of a will, venue, or the jurisdiction of the court must be filed no later than the earlier of the entry of an order of final discharge of the personal representative or 1 year after service of the notice of administration.
d. That persons who may be entitled to exempt property under s.732.402 will be deemed to have waived their rights to claim that property as exempt property unless a petition for determination of exempt property is filed by such persons or on their behalf on or before the later of the date that is 4 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on such persons or the date that is 40 days after the date of termination of any proceeding involving the construction, admission to probate, or validity of the will or involving any other matter affecting any part of the exempt property.
e. That, unless an extension is granted pursuant to s. 732.2135(2), an election to take an elective share must be filed on or before the earlier of the date that is 6 months after the date of service of a copy of the notice of administration on the surviving spouse, or an attorney in fact or a guardian of the property of the surviving spouse, or the date that is 2 years after the date of the decedents death.
f. That, under certain circumstances and by failing to contest the will, the recipient of the notice of administration may be waiving his or her right to contest the validity of a trust or other writing incorporated by reference into a will.
g. That the 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 decedents surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228 applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by the surviving spouse or a beneficiary as specified under s. 732.2211.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing, and the facts alleged are true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
COLIN M. CAMERON, ESQ., P.A.
Attorney for Personal Representative
200 NE 4th Ave
Okeechobee, FL 34972-2981
Telephone (863) 763-8600
By: /s/ Colin M. Cameron Signed on March 2, 2026.
COLIN M. CAMERON, ESQ.
Florida Bar Number 270441
colin@ccameronlaw.com
42155 LON 5/13,20/2026
