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Notice of Action ( ) Contract No.: 0020020215 has been filed against you; and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on JASMIN HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff’s attorney, P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH 43216-5028, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 5th day of AUGUST, 2026. SHONTA MCLEOD KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: /s/ Shonta McLeod Deputy Clerk NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in court proceedings you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Not later than five working days prior to the proceeding, please contact the Court Administrator’s office, at the Freeman Justice Center, 302 St. 2nd Floor, Key West, FL 33040. Telephone: (305) 292-3423 or via the Florida Relay Center. To make calls through the Florida Relay Center, you may dial 7-1-1 or use the following toll free access numbers: 1-800-955-8771 (TTY); 1-877-955- 8260 (VCO); 1-800-955-8770 (Voice); 1-800-955-1339 (ASCII); 1-877-955-5334 (STS); 1-877-955-8707 (French Creole – available from 8 a.m. – 2a.m. daily) FOR PUBLICATION – RETURN TO COPY: THE MANLEY LAW FIRM LLC 08/13/26, 08/20/26 - KWC 419335 3996300 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIX- TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case Number: 26-CA-858-K Division: TONY PATERNITI Plaintiff, V. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANT- EES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST SHARON RICE A/K/A SHA- RON THORPE, deceased, UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGN- EES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST SYLVIA L. RICE, deceased, Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST SHA- RON RICE A/K/A SHARON THORPE, deceased, UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVI- SEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTH- ER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST SYLVIA L. RICE, deceased. (Address Unknown) YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following described real property in Monroe County, Florida: Location Address: BK15 LT 7 VACANT LAND, CUDJOE KEY Legal Description: Lot 7, Block 15, Cutthroat Harbor Estates - First Addition, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 60, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida. Parcel ID.: 00186100-000000 has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on, William J. Podolsky, III, Esq., attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is Spencer Fane, LLP, 201 N Franklin St., Ste 2150, Tampa, FL FL 33602-5627, which date is: August 28, 2026, and to file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The action was instituted in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court for Monroe County in the State of Florida and is styled as follows: TONY PATERNITI, Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVI- SEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTH- ER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST SHARON RICE A/K/A SHARON THORPE, deceased, UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANT- EES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ANY OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST SYLVIA L. RICE, deceased, Defendants. DATED on July 23, 2026. Clerk of the Court By: Shonta Mcleod As Deputy Clerk 07/30/26, 08/06/26, 08/13/26, 08/20/26 - KWC 439844 3995324 07/30/26, 08/06/26, 08/13/26, 08/20/26 - KWC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 26-CP-060-K Division Probate ADVERSARY PROBATE IN RE: ESTATE OF ADRIAN WELTERS, Deceased. JULIETTE MARTIN-THOMAS, AS PER- SONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ES- TATE OF ADRIAN WELTERS DECEASED. Petitioner, v. ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN HEIRS OR BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF ADRIAN WELTERS, AND ALL OTH- ER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, UNDER, THROUGH, OR AGAINST ANY OF THEM, Respondents. NOTICE OF ACTION (Service of Process) TO: ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN OR UNASCERTAINED HEIRS OR BEN- EFICIARIES, CLAIMANTS OF ADRIAN WELTERS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST ANY OF THEM. YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT A PETITION TO DETERMINE BENEFICIARIES & THEIR RESPECTIVE SHARES has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on ROBERT E. HIGHSMITH, as Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is 3158 Northside Drive, Key West, FL 33040, on or before September 21, 2026, and to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and