FIRST INSERTION

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR

PUBLICATION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.: 23001363DR IN THE INTEREST OF:

MARIAH GOLDSMITH

Minor Child

TO: Gerald Sterling Goldsmith Jr.

6984 74th Street Circle East

Bradenton, Florida, 34203

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Dissolution of Marriage, including claims for dissolution of marriage, payment of debts, division of real and personal property, and for payments of support, has been filed against you. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action on William Galarza, Esq., Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is 6151 Lake Osprey Drive, Suite 300, Sarasota, FL 34240, on or before 1-9-2024, and file the original with the clerk of this court at Charlotte County Courthouse, 350 E. Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950, either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

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 Jon Embury, Administrative Services Manager, whose office is located at 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950, and whose telephone number is (941) 637-2110, 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.

DATED this 4th day of December, 2023.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: G. Colon Deputy Clerk

23-01198T

Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2023