IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2026-CP-000493 A
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MARGARET M. CAPPELLERI A/K/A MARGARET M. PETERSON CAPPELLERI,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the Estate of Margaret M. Cappelleri a/k/a Margaret M. Peterson Cappelleri, Deceased, (the Estate) File Number 2026-CP-000493 A, by the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 110 N. Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450; that Margaret M. Cappelleri a/k/a Margaret M. Peterson Cappelleri, Deceased (the Decedent) date of death was May 9, 2026; that the total value of the estate is $20,135.35 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Name Address
Robert Peterson 464 E Brandon Street
Hernando, Florida 34442
David A. Middlebrook 2107 Gunston Drive
Suffolk, Virginia 23434
Ferne M. Peterson 719 4th Place SW
Vero Beach, Florida 32962
Trinity A. Smith 246 Suncrest Road
Cherryville, North Carolina 28021
Hunter Moye 4 Rainbow Lane, Unit B
Palm Coast, Florida 32164
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the Estate and persons having claims or demands against the Estate other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The Personal Representative 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 732.216-732.288 Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the Clerk.
The date of first publication of this Notice is July 26, 2026.
Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Person Giving Notice:
L. Brooke Quick, Esq. (1039826) Robert Peterson
Thomas E. Slaymaker, Esq. (398535) 464 E Brandon Street
Michael T. Dandurand, Esq. (0124076) Hernando, Florida 34442
Rochanda Gabourel, Esq. (56353)
Slaymaker and Nelson, P.A.
2218 Highway 44 West
Inverness, Florida 34453
Telephone: (352) 726-6129
Fax: (352) 726-0223
E-Mail: brooke@slaymakerlaw.com
Secondary E-Mail: cindy@slaymakerlaw.com
07/26/2026, 08/02/2026 97843
