Chapter

Article 3: PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-101-2— Devolution of estate at death; restrictions
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-102-2— Necessity of order of probate for will
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-103-2— Necessity of appointment for administration
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-104-2— Claims against decedent; necessity of administration
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-105-2— Proceedings affecting devolution and administration; jurisdiction of subject matter
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-106-2— Proceedings within the jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-107-2— Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-108-2— Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-109-2— Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-110-2— Discovery of property
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-201-2— Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-202-2— Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-203-2— Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-204-2— Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-301-2— Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-302-2— Informal probate; duty of register; effect of informal probate
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-303-2— Informal probate; proof and findings required
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-304-2— Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-305-2— Informal probate; register not satisfied
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-306-2— Informal probate; notice requirements
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-307-2— Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of register; effect of appointment
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-308-2— Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-309-2— Informal appointment proceedings; register not satisfied
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-310-2— Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-311-2— Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-401-2— Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-402-2— Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-403-2— Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-404-2— Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-405-2— Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-406-2— Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-407-2— Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-408-2— Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-409-2— Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-410-2— Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-411-2— Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-412-2— Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-413-2— Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-414-2— Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-501-2— Supervised administration; nature of proceeding
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-502-2— Supervised administration; petition; order
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-503-2— Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-504-2— Supervised administration; powers of personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-505-2— Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-601-2— Qualification
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-602-2— Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-603-2— Bond not required without court order, exceptions
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-604-2— Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-605-2— Demand for bond by interested person
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-606-2— Terms and conditions of bonds
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-607-2— Order restraining personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-608-2— Termination of appointment; general
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-609-2— Termination of appointment; death or disability
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-610-2— Termination of appointment; voluntary
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-611-2— Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-612-2— Termination of appointment; change of testacy status
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-613-2— Successor personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-614-2— Special administrator; appointment
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-615-2— Special administrator; who may be appointed
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-616-2— Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-617-2— Special administrator; formal proceedings; power and duties
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-618-2— Termination of appointment; special administrator
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-619-2— Public administrators
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-701-2— Time of accrual of duties and powers
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-702-2— Priority among different letters
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-703-2— General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-704-2— Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-705-2— Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-706-2— Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisal
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-707-2— Employment of appraisers
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-708-2— Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-709-2— Duty of personal representative; possession of estate
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-710-2— Power to avoid transfers
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-711-2— Powers of personal representatives; in general
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-712-2— Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-713-2— Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-714-2— Persons dealing with personal representative; protection
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-715-2— Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-716-2— Powers and duties of successor personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-717-2— Corepresentatives; when joint action required
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-718-2— Powers of surviving personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-719-2— Compensation of personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-720-2— Expenses in estate litigation
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-721-2— Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-801-2— Notice to creditors
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-802-2— Statutes of limitations
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-803-2— Limitations on presentation of claims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-804-2— Manner of presentation of claims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-805-2— Classification of claims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-806-2— Allowance of claims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-807-2— Payment of claims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-808-2— Individual liability of personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-809-2— Secured claims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-810-2— Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-811-2— Counterclaims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-812-2— Execution and levies prohibited
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-813-2— Compromise of claims
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-814-2— Encumbered assets
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-815-2— Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-816-2— Final distribution to domiciliary representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-817-2— Survival of actions
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-818-2— Damages limited to actual damages
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-901-2— Successors' rights if no administration
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-902-2— Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-903-2— Right of retainer
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-904-2— Interest on general pecuniary devise
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-905-2— Penalty clause for contest
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-906-2— Distribution in kind; valuation; method
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-907-2— Distribution in kind; evidence
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-908-2— Distribution; right or title of distributee
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-909-2— Improper distribution; liability of distributee
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-910-2— Purchasers from distributees protected
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-911-2— Partition for purpose of distribution
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-912-2— Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-913-2— Distributions to trustee
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-914-2— Disposition of unclaimed assets
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-915-2— Distribution to person under disability
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-916-2— Apportionment of estate taxes
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1001-2— Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1002-2— Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1003-2— Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1004-2— Liability of distributees to claimants
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1005-2— Limitations on proceedings against personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1006-2— Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1007-2— Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1008-2— Subsequent administration
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1101-2— Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts inalienable interests, or interests or third persons
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1102-2— Procedure for securing court approval of compromise
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1201-2— Collection of personal property by affidavit
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1202-2— Effect of affidavit
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1203-2— Small estates; summary administrative procedure
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1204-2— Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 3-1205-2— Social security payments