NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA - PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PAULA BROOKS, Deceased. Case No. 25001499CPAXMX The Administration of the Estate of PAULA BROOKS, deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court for MARTIN County, Florida, Probate Division, the mailing address of which is 100 SE Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34994. The Estate is intestate. Any interested person on whom a copy of the Notice of Administration is served who challenges the validity of the will or any codicils, venue, or jurisdiction of the court is required to file any objection with the court in the manner provided in the Florida Probate Rules WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the date that is 3 months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on that person, or those objections are forever barred. The 3-month time period may only be extended for estoppel based upon a misstatement by the personal representative regarding the time period within which an objection must be filed. Unless sooner barred by section 733.212(3), all objections to the validity of a will or any codicils, venue, or the jurisdiction of the court must be filed no later than the earlier of the entry of an Order of Final Discharge of the Personal Representative or 1 year after service of the notice of administration. A petition for determination of exempt property is required to be filed by or on behalf of any person entitled to exempt property under Section 732.402 WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the later of the date that is 4 months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on such person or the date that is 40 days after the date of termination of any proceeding involving the construction, admission to probate, or validity of the will or involving any other matter affecting any part of the exempt property, or the right of such person to exempt property is deemed waived. An election to take an elective share must be filed by or on behalf of the surviving spouse entitled to an elective share under Sections 732.201—732.2155 WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the earlier of the date that is 6 months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on the surviving spouse, or an attorney in fact or a guardian of the property of the surviving spouse, or the date that is 2 years after the date of the decedent's death. The time for filing an election to take an elective share may be extended as provided in the Florida Probate Rules. Alexis Bucelo Diaz, Esq., BUCELO DIAZ LAW PLLC 2645 Executive Park Drive, Suite 643, Weston, FL 33331 Telephone: (954) 399-1910 Email Address: adiaz@bucelodiaz.com Florida Bar No. 86918 Benjamin Mayo, Personal Representative December 17,24 2025 LSAR0424157