NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE – DON T. LEITOW

STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF Berrien
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
FILE NO.
2021-01039-DE-D
Estate of Don Thomas Leitow (aka Don T. Leitow, aka D. Thomas Leitow aka Don Leitow), deceased
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including all known and unknown heirs including but not limited to a child born November 8, 1969 to the then Judith Ann Goldner whose name and whereabouts is unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the following:
On December 14, 2021 Jennifer C. Adent was appointed personal representative as requested in the application for probate of this estate. She is serving without bond.
The papers related to the estate are on file with the Berrien County Probate Court located at 811 Port Street, 4th Floor, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085 . This is not a supervised administration
A copy of the will of the decedent which was admitted to probate and under which the Personal Representative will administer, manage, and distribute the estate is in the Court file.
The court does not supervise the personal representative in the administration of an estate except in limited circumstances.
You or another interested person may petition the court objecting to the appointment of Jennifer C. Adent and/or demanding that she post a bond. The petition must be filed with the probate court along with the applicable fee. Unless the court grants the petition, the
Personal Representative will continue to serve as appointed.
You or another interested person may petition for a hearing by the court on any matter at any time during the administration of the estate, including for distribution of assets and allowance of expenses of administration. The petition must be filed with the probate court along with the applicable fee.
If you continue to be an interested person (such as an heir of an intestate estate or devisee or beneficiary under the will of the decedent), the Personal Representative will provide you with: 1) a copy of the inventory within 91 days of her appointment; 2) unless
waived by you, a copy of an account including fiduciary fees and attorney fees charged to the estate, within 1 year of the Personal Representative’s appointment; and 3) a copy of the closing statement or settlement petition when the estate is ready for closing.
The estate may not be closed earlier than 5 months after the date of my appointment except in limited circumstances. If the estate is not settled within 1 year after the appointment of the Personal Representative, within 28 days after the anniversary of the appointment, the Personal Representative must file with the court and send to each interested person a notice that the estate remains under administration and the reason for the continuation of the estate. If you do not receive such a notice, you may petition the court for a hearing on the necessity for continued administration or for closure of the estate.
Dated: December 22, 2021
Ronald D. Gardner P34312
1601 Briarwood Circle, Suite 200
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108
(734) 669-0424
Jennifer C. Adent c/o Ronald D. Gardner
1601 Briarwood Circle, Suite 200
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108
(734) 669-0424
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