If an application for informal appointment indicates the existence of a possible unrevoked testamentary instrument that may relate to property subject to the laws of this State and that is not filed for probate in the court, the register must decline the application.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-C, § 3-311
Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases
PL 2017, c. 402, Pt
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.