NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NUMBER 26000213CPAXMX IN RE: ESTATE OF KIMBAL L. MEARES, deceased The administration of the estate of KIMBAL L. MEARES, deceased, whose date of death was November 6, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court of Martin County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 100 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 200, Stuart, Florida, 34994. 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. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. A Personal Representative or Curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in Sections 732.216-732-228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under Section 732.2211. The date of first publication of this notice is: 04/24/2026 Personal Representative: JACKIE L. VIDALIS 2415 Homestead Court Fairfield, California 94534 Attorneys for Personal Representative: ASHLEY CRISPIN ACKAL, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 037495 MCDONALD HOPKINS, LLC 501 South Flagler Drive, Suite 200 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Telephone (561) 472-2121 Facsimile (561) 47202122 acrispinackal@mcdonaldhopkins.com tdodson@mcdonaldhopkins.com April 24, May 1 2026 LSAR0502558