NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026-CP-000603-XXXA-SB Division IA IN RE: ESTATE OF HOWARD I. HALPERN Deceased.   The administration of the estate of Howard I. Halpern, deceased, whose date of death was November 20, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 200 W. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444. 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.   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, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.   ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA 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 Thursday, March 12, 2026.   Personal Representative Lynne M. Halpern 7162 Ayrshire Lane Boca Raton, FL 33496   Attorney for Personal Representative David Pratt, Esq. Florida Bar No. 0983489 McDERMOTT, WILL & SCHULTE, LLP 120 East Palmetto Park Rd., Suite 400 Boca Raton, FL 33486 Telephone: (561) 717-9229 E-mail Addresses: dpratt@mcdermottlaw.com florida.probate@mcdermottlaw .com  3/12, 3/19/2026     12151676