IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CITRUS COUNTY FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File Number: 092026CP000091XXXAIN
Division:

IN RE: ESTATE OF
RICHARD S. RECTOR
Deceased.

NOTICE OF CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Richard S. Rector, deceased, File Number:
092026CP000091XXXAIN, whose date of death was December 12, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 110 N. Apopka, Inverness, Florida 34450, Probate Division. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
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 ON OR BEFORE 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 FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, 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: March 25, 2026.

Personal Representative
Leah M. Panek-Shirley
170 Highland Parkway,
Buffalo, NY 14223

Attorney for Personal Representative
Paul A. Baldovin, Jr.
Florida Bar Number 376787
Hodgson Russ, LLP
440 Royal Palm Way, Ste. 202
Palm Beach, FL 33480
561-656-8013
pbaldovin@hodgsonruss.com
03/25/26, 04/01/26 81971