Legal Notices
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN
LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
Meealay Shuler, deceased.
File No. 25-008-CP
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Administration of the estate of Meealay Shuler, deceased, whose date of death was July 7, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Liberty County, Florida, Probate Division, the mailing address of which is P.O. Box 399, Bristol FL 32321. The estate is intestate. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. The fiduciary-client privilege in Section 90.5021 applies with respect to the personal representative and any attorney employed by the personal representative.
Any interested person on whom a copy of the notice of administration is served must object to the validity of the will (or any codicil), qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of the court, by filing a petition or other pleading requesting relief in accordance with the Florida Probate Rules, WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THE NOTICE ON THE OBJECTING PERSON, OR THOSE OBJECTIONS ARE FOREVER BARRED.
Any person entitled to exempt property is required to file a petition for determination of exempt property WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW OR THE RIGHT TO EXEMPT PROPERTY IS DEEMED WAIVED. Any person entitled to elective share is required to file an election to take elective share WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The personal representative, curator, or petitioner 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 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.
The date of first publication of this notice is March 19, 2025.
Attorney for Personal Representative:
JOHN Y. ROBERTS
2879 MADISON STREET
MARIANNA, FLORIDA 32447
(850) 526-3865
FLORIDA BAR NO. 0496871
Personal Representative:
Patricia J. Shuler
P.O. Box 31
Hosford FL 32334
RUN DATES: March 19 & 26, 2025
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21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,
IN THE 2nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT
IN AND FOR LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No. 24-CA-27
vs.
ADALBERTO VILLANUEVA-LOPEZ; CRYSTAL
LEE SANDERS; and UNKNOWN TENANT
____ Defendant. _____ /
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment dated March 4, 2025 entered in Case No. 24-CA-27 of the Circuit Court in and for Liberty County, Florida, wherein ADALBERTO VILLANUEVA-LOPEZ and CRYSTAL LEE SANDERS are the Defendants, that Jace Ford the Clerk of Court, will sell to the highest and best for cash, on the Front Steps of the Liberty County Courthouse located at 10818 NW SR 20, Bristol, FL 32321 on May 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., the following described real property as set forth in the Final Judgment:
Legal: LOT 21, OF SUMMERWIND, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK A, PAGE(S) 65, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA.
TOGETHER WITH A 2018 LIVE OAK 76X32 MODEL MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NOS.: LOHGA21732570A AND LOHGA21732570B.
NOTICE IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING A RIGHT TO FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE SALE, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN THE DATE THAT THE CLERK REPORTS THE FUNDS AS UNCLAIMED. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUNDS. AFTER THE FUNDS ARE REPORTED AS UNCLAIMED, ONLY THE OWNER OF RECORD AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MAY CLAIM THE SURPLUS.
Dated this March 5, 2025.
NOTICE
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:
ADA Coordinator
301 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL
32301
850.606.4400
at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing has been served by U.S. Mail on this ________ day of ____________, 2025 to: Leslie S. White, Post Office Box 2346, Orlando, FL 32802-2346, Attorney for Plaintiff; Adalberto Villanueva-Lopz, 28369 NE CR 67, Hosford, FL 32360; Crystal L. Sanders, 28369 NE CR 67, Hosford, FL 32360; Unknown Tenant, 28369 NE CR 67, Hosford, FL 32360
RUN DATES: 3-16-2025 and 3-23-2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NATIONAL FOREST GRAZING
BOUNDARY OFFERED FOR PERMIT
The Deputy District Ranger, Daniel Jordan, USDA Forest Service, Apalachicola National Forest, 15527 NW SR 20, Bristol, FL 32321 will be accepting sealed bids for permitted livestock grazing until March 31, 2025 at 2:00 P.M EST. All bids will be opened at that time.
DETAILS: One allotment is being offered: the Deer Hunt allotment located in Liberty County south of Bristol, FL. The allotment contains approximately 8,500 acres of grazable land and can be expected to support 100 head of cows with or without nursing calves. Grazing will be allowed annually from March 1 through October 31. A 5-year Term Grazing Permit will be issued to the successful high bidder. A prospectus of detailed information is available to the public and interested bidders from the above address or by Email from renee.ripley@usda.gov
For more information please contact:
Renee Ripley, Biological Technician
Cell phone: (850) 447-0322
Front office phone: (850) 643-2282
