CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Estate of: Ronnie D. Stoots Date of Death: 03/09/2020 Docket No. BR26P0380EA Bristol Probate and Family Court Office of the Register Suite 240 40 Broadway Taunton, MA 02780 (508) 977-6040 To all interested persons: A Petition for Late and Limited Formal Testacy and/or Appointment has been filed by: Megan L. Stoots of Fall River 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: Megan L. Stoots of Fall River, 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 apprearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 03/20/2026. This is not a hearing date, but 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 ADMINISTRATION 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 account withthe 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 the distribution of assets and expenses of adminsitration. WITNESS, Hon. Paul Cronan, First Justice of this Court. Date: February 20, 2026 Thomas C. Hoye, Jr., Register of Probate March 6 2026 LNEO0468685