STATE STATUTES & CODES

MAINE STATUTES AND CODES

Article 3: PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION

• 18-A §3-101. Devolution of estate at death; restrictions
• 18-A §3-102. Necessity of order of probate for will
• 18-A §3-103. Necessity of appointment for administration
• 18-A §3-104. Claims against decedent; necessity of administration
• 18-A §3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration; jurisdiction of subject matter
• 18-A §3-106. Proceedings within the jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons
• 18-A §3-107. Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception
• 18-A §3-108. Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit
• 18-A §3-109. Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action
• 18-A §3-110. Discovery of property
• 18-A §3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property
• 18-A §3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state
• 18-A §3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative
• 18-A §3-204. Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate
• 18-A §3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents
• 18-A §3-302. Informal probate; duty of register; effect of informal probate
• 18-A §3-303. Informal probate; proof and findings required
• 18-A §3-304. Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases
• 18-A §3-305. Informal probate; register not satisfied
• 18-A §3-306. Informal probate; notice requirements
• 18-A §3-307. Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of register; effect of appointment
• 18-A §3-308. Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required
• 18-A §3-309. Informal appointment proceedings; register not satisfied
• 18-A §3-310. Informal appointment proceedings; notice reguirements
• 18-A §3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases
• 18-A §3-401. Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced
• 18-A §3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents
• 18-A §3-403. Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition
• 18-A §3-404. Formal testacy preceedings; written objections to probate
• 18-A §3-405. Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof
• 18-A §3-406. Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses
• 18-A §3-407. Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases
• 18-A §3-408. Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction
• 18-A §3-409. Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will
• 18-A §3-410. Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument
• 18-A §3-411. Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy
• 18-A §3-412. Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation
• 18-A §3-413. Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause
• 18-A §3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative
• 18-A §3-501. Supervised administration; nature of proceeding
• 18-A §3-502. Supervised administration; petition; order
• 18-A §3-503. Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings
• 18-A §3-504. Supervised administration; powers of personal representative
• 18-A §3-505. Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders
• 18-A §3-601. Qualification
• 18-A §3-602. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction
• 18-A §3-603. Bond not required without court order, exceptions
• 18-A §3-604. Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction
• 18-A §3-605. Demand for bond by interested person
• 18-A §3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds
• 18-A §3-607. Order restraining personal representative
• 18-A §3-608. Termination of appointment; general
• 18-A §3-609. Termination of appointment; death or disability
• 18-A §3-610. Termination of appointment; voluntary
• 18-A §3-611. Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure
• 18-A §3-612. Termination of appointment; change of testacy status
• 18-A §3-613. Successor personal representative
• 18-A §3-614. Special administrator; appointment
• 18-A §3-615. Special administrator; who may be appointed
• 18-A §3-616. Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties
• 18-A §3-617. Special administrator; formal proceedings; power and duties
• 18-A §3-618. Termination of appointment; special administrator
• 18-A §3-619. Public administrators
• 18-A §3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers
• 18-A §3-702. Priority among different letters
• 18-A §3-703. General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue
• 18-A §3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception
• 18-A §3-705. Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees
• 18-A §3-706. Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisal
• 18-A §3-707. Employment of appraisers
• 18-A §3-708. Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory
• 18-A §3-709. Duty of personal representative; possession of estate
• 18-A §3-710. Power to avoid transfers
• 18-A §3-711. Powers of personal representatives; in general
• 18-A §3-712. Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty
• 18-A §3-713. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions
• 18-A §3-714. Persons dealing with personal representative; protection
• 18-A §3-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions
• 18-A §3-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representative
• 18-A §3-717. Corepresentatives; when joint action required
• 18-A §3-718. Powers of surviving personal representative
• 18-A §3-719. Compensation of personal representative
• 18-A §3-720. Expenses in estate litigation
• 18-A §3-721. Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate
• 18-A §3-801. Notice to creditors
• 18-A §3-802. Statutes of limitations
• 18-A §3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims
• 18-A §3-804. Manner of presentation of claims
• 18-A §3-805. Classification of claims
• 18-A §3-806. Allowance of claims
• 18-A §3-807. Payment of claims
• 18-A §3-808. Individual liability of personal representative
• 18-A §3-809. Secured claims
• 18-A §3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims
• 18-A §3-811. Counterclaims
• 18-A §3-812. Execution and levies prohibited
• 18-A §3-813. Compromise of claims
• 18-A §3-814. Encumbered assets
• 18-A §3-815. Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative
• 18-A §3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative
• 18-A §3-817. Survival of actions
• 18-A §3-818. Damages limited to actual damages
• 18-A §3-901. Successors' rights if no administration
• 18-A §3-902. Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement
• 18-A §3-903. Right of retainer
• 18-A §3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise
• 18-A §3-905. Penalty clause for contest
• 18-A §3-906. Distribution in kind; valuation; method
• 18-A §3-907. Distribution in kind; evidence
• 18-A §3-908. Distribution; right or title of distributee
• 18-A §3-909. Improper distribution; liability of distributee
• 18-A §3-910. Purchasers from distributees protected
• 18-A §3-911. Partition for purpose of distribution
• 18-A §3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative
• 18-A §3-913. Distributions to trustee
• 18-A §3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets
• 18-A §3-915. Distribution to person under disability
• 18-A §3-916. Apportionment of estate taxes
• 18-A §3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection
• 18-A §3-1002. Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy
• 18-A §3-1003. Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative
• 18-A §3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants
• 18-A §3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representative
• 18-A §3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees
• 18-A §3-1007. Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance
• 18-A §3-1008. Subsequent administration
• 18-A §3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts inalienable interests, or interests or third persons
• 18-A §3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise
• 18-A §3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit
• 18-A §3-1202. Effect of affidavit
• 18-A §3-1203. Small estates; summary administrative procedure
• 18-A §3-1204. Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative
• 18-A §3-1205. Social security payments