Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Barnstable Probate and Family Court Barnstable Probate and Family Court 3195 Main St Barnstable, MA 02630 Docket No. BA 25P1732EA CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Estate of: Mary Ellen Strode Date of Death: August 21, 2024 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Lindsay W Strode 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 November 20, 2025. 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 date, 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 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 the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon Susan Sard Tierney First Justice of this court Date: October 29, 2025 Anastasia Welsh Perino November 2 2025 LNEO0398682