CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. BR20P0293EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Bristol Probate and Family Court Office of the Register Suite 240 40 Broadway Taunton, MA 02780 (508) 977-6040

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. BR20P0293EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Bristol Probate and Family Court Office of the Register Suite 240 40 Broadway Taunton, MA 02780 (508) 977-6040 Estate of: John R. Silva Date of Death: 12/29/2019 To all interested persons: A Petition for S/A - Late and Limited Formal Testacy and Appointment has been filed by Eleanor M. Silva of Rehoboth MA requesting that the Court enter a Formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Eleanor M. Silva of Rehoboth MA be appointed as Personal Representative of said estate to serve Without Sureties on the bond in unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 03/13/2026. This is NOT a hearing date, but is a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administation. WITNESS, Hon. Paul Cronan, First Justice of this Court. Date: February 12, 2026 Thomas C. Hoye, Jr., Register of Probate February 20 2026 LNEO0459768