IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 10420 PRDL Division 10   IN RE: ESTATE OF  CAROLINE ANN HITCHCOCK Deceased.   NOTICE TO CREDITORS   The administration of the estate of Caroline Ann Hitchcock, deceased, whose date of death was December 15, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 101 N. Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724. The names and addresses of the personal re-presentative and the personal re-presentative'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 SER-VICE 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. 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 ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLO-RIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 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 date of first publication of this notice is March 9, 2026.   Attorney for Personal Representative:  /s/ Sara Caldwell Sara Caldwell Attorney Florida Bar Number: 318353 Sara Caldwell P.A. P.O. Box 2023 Daytona Beach, FL 32115 Tel: (386)258-1950 Fax: (386)253-6931 E-Mail: caldwell@saracaldwellpa.com   Personal Representative: /s/ William J. Meagher III William J. Meagher III 323 Jane Ann Street Port Orange, Florida 32127   VR#12138224  March 9, 16, 2026 2T