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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF NATHAN GREGORY FREELAND, File No. : 2025 CP 1700 F Deceased. NOTICE OF ACTION YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Administration has been filed in the above-styled court concerning the Estate of NATHAN GREGORY FREELAND, deceased. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the petition on Lauren A. Merritt, Esq. , Petitioners’ attorney, whose address is 105 S. De Villiers Street, Pensacola, FL 32502, on or before March 14, 2026, and to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court either before service on petitioner's attorney or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. The Notice shall be published once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Okaloosa County, Florida. Signed on February 3, 2026. /s/ Lauren A. Merritt LAUREN A. MERRITT Lauren A. Merritt, P. A. Attorney for Petitioner Florida Bar Number: 1017893 105 S. De Villiers Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 741-2999 Facsimile: 1 (850) 466-0956 E-Mail: lauren@laurenmerrittlaw.com CR4001

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION Case No. 2025-CA-002755-F Navy Federal Credit Union Plaintiff, vs. Peter Barton a/k/a Peter W. Barton; Laura K. Barton Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION - CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE TO: Peter Barton a/k/a Peter W. Barton Last Known Address: 105 Wright Parkway Apt 26, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Okaloosa County, Florida: LOT 1, SOUTH PORT PATIO HOMES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 14, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Julie York, Esquire, Brock & Scott, PLLC. , the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 4919 Memorial Hwy, Suite 135, Tampa, FL 33634, within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication on or before ____, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. DATED on 02/02/2026. Brad E. Embry As Clerk of the Court By /s/ Jackie Dunlap As Deputy Clerk CR4000

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO. 2025-CA-003611-F
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF LEONARD STATECZNY, DECEASED, et. al. Defendant(s), NOTICE OF ACTION - CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF LEONARD STATECZNY, DECEASED, whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being foreclosed herein. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OKALOOSA IN THE STATE OF FL FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER, SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 24 WEST, OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, GO SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 38.25 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH R/W LINE OF A COUNTY ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 88° 37' 30" EAST ALONG SAID R/W LINE GO A DISTANCE OF 374.00 FEET TO AN EXISTING CONCRETE MONUMENT AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 1° 46' 07" WEST ALONG AN EXISTING FENCE A DISTANCE OF 366.80 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN; THENCE SOUTH 0° 15' WEST A DISTANCE OF 200.24 FEET TO AN EXISTING CONCRETE MONUMENT; THENCE SOUTH 89° 40' EAST A DISTANCE OF 298.19 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN; THENCE NORTH 1° 06' EAST A DISTANCE OF 87.05 FEET TO AN IRON PIN AT THE CORNER OF AN EXISTING FENCELINE; THENCE NORTH 0° 10' 16" EAST ALONG SAID FENCELINE GO A DISTANCE OF 475.27 FEET TO THE SOUTH R/W OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COUNTY ROAD; THENCE NORTH 88° 37' 30" WEST ALONG SAID R/W A DISTANCE
OF 290.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 3.8 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. A 33 FOOT WIDE EASEMENT RESERVED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DESCRIBED PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THIS AND OTHER ADJACENT PROPERTY AND FOR UTILITIES. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Ave. , Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before /(30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at Okaloosa County, Florida, this 2 day of February, 2026. BRAD E. EMBRY
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: /s/ Jackie Dunlap
DEPUTY CLERK
ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, AND SCHNEID, PL
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
6409 Congress Ave. , Suite 100
Boca Raton, FL 33487
PRIMARY EMAIL: flmail@raslg.com
2/12/26 and 2/19/26
CR3999

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. : 2014 CA 001110 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-NC4, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC4, Plaintiff, v. CHIEN S. LEMOEL, et al. , Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE is hereby given that Brad E. Embry, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Okaloosa County, Florida, will on March 10, 2026, at 11:00 a. m. CT, via the online auction site at https://bid4assets.com/okaloosafl in accordance with Chapter 45, F. S. , offer for sale and sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Okaloosa County, Florida, to wit: Lot 6, Emerald Lakes Phase III, being a portion of unsectionalized Township 2 South, Range 22 West, Okaloosa County, Florida, according to plat recorded in Plat Book 19, Pages 5-6, of the Public Records of said County. Property Address: 317 Tequesta Dr, Destin, FL 32541 pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in a case pending in said Court, the style and case number of which is set forth above. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Okaloosa County, 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547, Phone (850) 609-4700, Fax (850) 651-7725, or email to ADA.Okaloosa@flcourts1.gov, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. SUBMITTED on this 2nd day of February, 2026. TIFFANY & BOSCO, P. A. /s/ Kathryn I. Kasper, Esq. Anthony R. Smith, Esq. FL Bar #157147 Kathryn I. Kasper, Esq. FL Bar #621188 Attorneys for Plaintiff CR3997

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO. : 2025 CP 001837 IN RE: ESTATE OF INGRID M. REED Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: The administration of the estate of Ingrid M. Reed, deceased, File Number 2025 CP 001837, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, the address of which is 101 East James Lee Boulevard, Crestview, Florida 32536, (850) 689-5000. The names and addresses of the personal representative and that personal representative’s attorney is set forth below. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims against the estate of the decedent must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is 02/05/2026. Attorney for Petitioner /s/ Ryan Mynard RYAN MYNARD RYAN M. MYNARD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, P. A. POST OFFICE BOX 249 CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA 32536 Petitioner /s/ Denise Sellers Denise Sellers 460 South Avenue Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 CR3995