Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE
Article 3: PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION

18-C §3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration; jurisdiction of subject matter - §3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration; jurisdiction of subject matter...

18-C §3-106. Proceedings within the jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons - §3-106. Proceedings within the jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over...

18-C §3-107. Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception - §3-107. Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception Unless supervised administration...

18-C §3-108. Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit - §3-108. Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit 1....

18-C §3-109. Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action - §3-109. Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action A...

18-C §3-110. Discovery of property - §3-110. Discovery of property 1. Examination by court. Upon petition...

Part 2: VENUE FOR PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION, PRIORITY TO ADMINISTER AND DEMAND FOR NOTICE

18-C §3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property - §3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of...

18-C §3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state - §3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in...

18-C §3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative - §3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative 1....

18-C §3-204. Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate - §3-204. Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's...

Part 3: INFORMAL PROBATE AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS

18-C §3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents - §3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents 1. Applications...

18-C §3-302. Informal probate; duty of register; effect of informal probate - §3-302. Informal probate; duty of register; effect of informal probate...

18-C §3-303. Informal probate; proof and findings required - §3-303. Informal probate; proof and findings required 1. Informal probate;...

18-C §3-304. Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases - §3-304. Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases Applications for informal...

18-C §3-305. Informal probate; register not satisfied - §3-305. Informal probate; register not satisfied If the register is...

18-C §3-306. Informal probate; notice requirements - §3-306. Informal probate; notice requirements The moving party shall give...

18-C §3-307. Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of register; effect of appointment - §3-307. Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of register;...

18-C §3-308. Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required - §3-308. Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required 1. Informal...

18-C §3-309. Informal appointment proceedings; register not satisfied - §3-309. Informal appointment proceedings; register not satisfied If the register...

18-C §3-310. Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements - §3-310. Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements The moving party shall...

18-C §3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases - §3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases If an application...

Part 4: FORMAL TESTACY AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS

18-C §3-401. Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced - §3-401. Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced A formal testacy...

18-C §3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents - §3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents 1. Petition...

18-C §3-403. Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition - §3-403. Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition 1....

18-C §3-404. Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate - §3-404. Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate Any party...

18-C §3-405. Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof - §3-405. Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof If...

18-C §3-406. Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases - §3-406. Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases In a contested case...

18-C §3-407. Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases - §3-407. Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases In contested...

18-C §3-408. Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction - §3-408. Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order...

18-C §3-409. Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will - §3-409. Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will After the time...

18-C §3-410. Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument - §3-410. Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument...

18-C §3-411. Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy - §3-411. Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy If it becomes evident...

18-C §3-412. Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation - §3-412. Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation Subject to...

18-C §3-413. Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause - §3-413. Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause...

18-C §3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative - §3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative 1. Formal...

Part 5: SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION

18-C §3-501. Supervised administration; nature of proceeding - §3-501. Supervised administration; nature of proceeding Supervised administration is a...

18-C §3-502. Supervised administration; petition; order - §3-502. Supervised administration; petition; order A petition for supervised administration...

18-C §3-503. Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings - §3-503. Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings 1. Effect on...

18-C §3-504. Supervised administration; powers of personal representative - §3-504. Supervised administration; powers of personal representative Unless restricted by...

18-C §3-505. Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders - §3-505. Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders Unless...

Part 6: PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: APPOINTMENT, CONTROL AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY

18-C §3-601. Qualification - §3-601. Qualification Prior to receiving letters, a personal representative must...

18-C §3-602. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction - §3-602. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction By accepting appointment,...

18-C §3-603. Bond not required without court order; exceptions - §3-603. Bond not required without court order; exceptions Bond is...

18-C §3-604. Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction - §3-604. Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction If bond is required...

18-C §3-605. Demand for bond by interested person - §3-605. Demand for bond by interested person Any person apparently...

18-C §3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds - §3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds 1. Required terms and...

18-C §3-607. Order restraining personal representative - §3-607. Order restraining personal representative 1. Order. On petition of...

18-C §3-608. Termination of appointment; general - §3-608. Termination of appointment; general Termination of appointment of a...

18-C §3-609. Termination of appointment; death or disability - §3-609. Termination of appointment; death or disability The death of...

18-C §3-610. Termination of appointment; voluntary - §3-610. Termination of appointment; voluntary 1. One year after closing...

18-C §3-611. Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure - §3-611. Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure 1. Petition...

18-C §3-612. Termination of appointment; change of testacy status - §3-612. Termination of appointment; change of testacy status Except as...

18-C §3-613. Successor personal representative - §3-613. Successor personal representative Parts 3 and 4 of this...

18-C §3-614. Special administrator; appointment - §3-614. Special administrator; appointment A special administrator may be appointed:...

18-C §3-615. Special administrator; who may be appointed - §3-615. Special administrator; who may be appointed 1. Named executor,...

18-C §3-616. Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties - §3-616. Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties A special...

18-C §3-617. Special administrator; formal proceedings; power and duties - §3-617. Special administrator; formal proceedings; power and duties A special...

18-C §3-618. Termination of appointment; special administrator - §3-618. Termination of appointment; special administrator The appointment of a...

18-C §3-619. Public administrators - §3-619. Public administrators 1. Public administrators; appointment; powers and duties....

Part 7: DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

18-C §3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers - §3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers The duties...

18-C §3-702. Priority among different letters - §3-702. Priority among different letters A person to whom general...

18-C §3-703. General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue - §3-703. General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in...

18-C §3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception - §3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception A...

18-C §3-705. Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees - §3-705. Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees...

18-C §3-706. Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisal - §3-706. Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisal 1. Duty...

18-C §3-707. Employment of appraisers - §3-707. Employment of appraisers The personal representative may employ a...

18-C §3-708. Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory - §3-708. Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory If any property...

18-C §3-709. Duty of personal representative; possession of estate - §3-709. Duty of personal representative; possession of estate Except as...

18-C §3-710. Power to avoid transfers - §3-710. Power to avoid transfers The property liable for the...

18-C §3-711. Powers of personal representatives; in general - §3-711. Powers of personal representatives; in general Until termination of...

18-C §3-712. Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty - §3-712. Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty If...

18-C §3-713. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions - §3-713. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable;...

18-C §3-714. Persons dealing with personal representative; protection - §3-714. Persons dealing with personal representative; protection A person who...

18-C §3-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions - §3-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions Except as restricted...

18-C §3-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representative - §3-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representative A successor...

18-C §3-717. Corepresentatives; when joint action required - §3-717. Corepresentatives; when joint action required If 2 or more...

18-C §3-718. Powers of surviving personal representative - §3-718. Powers of surviving personal representative Unless the terms of...

18-C §3-719. Compensation of personal representative - §3-719. Compensation of personal representative A personal representative is entitled...

18-C §3-720. Expenses in estate litigation - §3-720. Expenses in estate litigation If any personal representative or...

18-C §3-721. Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate - §3-721. Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation...

Part 8: CREDITORS' CLAIMS

18-C §3-801. Notice to creditors - §3-801. Notice to creditors 1. Notice by publication. Unless notice...

18-C §3-802. Statutes of limitations - §3-802. Statutes of limitations 1. Applicability of statutes of limitations;...

18-C §3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims - §3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims 1. Claims arising before...

18-C §3-804. Manner of presentation of claims - §3-804. Manner of presentation of claims Claims against a decedent's...

18-C §3-805. Classification of claims - §3-805. Classification of claims 1. Priority of claims. If the...

18-C §3-806. Allowance of claims - §3-806. Allowance of claims 1. Allowance or disallowance by personal...

18-C §3-807. Payment of claims - §3-807. Payment of claims 1. Payment upon expiration of limitations...

18-C §3-808. Individual liability of personal representative - §3-808. Individual liability of personal representative 1. Contractual liability. Unless...

18-C §3-809. Secured claims - §3-809. Secured claims Payment of a secured claim is upon...

18-C §3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims - §3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims 1....

18-C §3-811. Counterclaims - §3-811. Counterclaims In allowing a claim the personal representative may...

18-C §3-812. Execution and levies prohibited - §3-812. Execution and levies prohibited No execution may issue upon...

18-C §3-813. Compromise of claims - §3-813. Compromise of claims When a claim against the estate...

18-C §3-814. Encumbered assets - §3-814. Encumbered assets If any assets of the estate are...

18-C §3-815. Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative - §3-815. Administration in more than one state; duty of personal...

18-C §3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative - §3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative The estate of a...

18-C §3-817. Survival of actions - §3-817. Survival of actions 1. Survival of actions. No personal...

18-C §3-818. Damages limited to actual damages - §3-818. Damages limited to actual damages In any tort action...

Part 9: SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION

18-C §3-901. Successors' rights if no administration - §3-901. Successors' rights if no administration In the absence of...

18-C §3-902. Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement - §3-902. Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement 1. Order...

18-C §3-903. Right of retainer - §3-903. Right of retainer The amount of a noncontingent indebtedness...

18-C §3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise - §3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise General pecuniary devises bear...

18-C §3-905. Penalty clause for contest - §3-905. Penalty clause for contest A provision in a will...

18-C §3-906. Distribution in kind; valuation; method - §3-906. Distribution in kind; valuation; method 1. Distribution in kind;...

18-C §3-907. Distribution in kind; evidence - §3-907. Distribution in kind; evidence If distribution in kind is...

18-C §3-908. Distribution; right or title of distributee - §3-908. Distribution; right or title of distributee Proof that a...

18-C §3-909. Improper distribution; liability of distributee - §3-909. Improper distribution; liability of distributee Unless the distribution or...

18-C §3-910. Purchasers from distributees protected - §3-910. Purchasers from distributees protected If property distributed in kind...

18-C §3-911. Partition for purpose of distribution - §3-911. Partition for purpose of distribution When 2 or more...

18-C §3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative - §3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal...

18-C §3-913. Distributions to trustee - §3-913. Distributions to trustee 1. Personal representative authority to require...

18-C §3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets - §3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets If an heir, devisee or...

18-C §3-915. Distribution to person under disability - §3-915. Distribution to person under disability 1. Discharge according to...

18-C §3-916. Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act - §3-916. Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act 1. Short title. This...

Part 10: CLOSING ESTATES

18-C §3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection - §3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of...

18-C §3-1002. Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy - §3-1002. Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without...

18-C §3-1003. Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative - §3-1003. Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative 1....

18-C §3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants - §3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants After assets of an...

18-C §3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representative - §3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representative Unless previously barred...

18-C §3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees - §3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees Unless previously...

18-C §3-1007. Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance - §3-1007. Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance After the personal...

18-C §3-1008. Subsequent administration - §3-1008. Subsequent administration If other property of the estate is...

Part 11: COMPROMISE OF CONTROVERSIES

18-C §3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests or interests of 3rd persons - §3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests...

18-C §3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise - §3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise The procedure...

Part 12: COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY AFFIDAVIT AND SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR SMALL ESTATES

18-C §3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit - §3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit 1. Affidavit; duty...

18-C §3-1202. Effect of affidavit - §3-1202. Effect of affidavit The person paying, delivering, transferring or...

18-C §3-1203. Small estates; summary administrative procedure - §3-1203. Small estates; summary administrative procedure If it appears from...

18-C §3-1204. Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative - §3-1204. Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative...

18-C §3-1205. Social security payments - §3-1205. Social security payments If not less than 30 days...

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Maine Revised Statutes TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE Article 3: PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION

Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE
Article 3: PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION