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18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-509 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 5: WILLS|18-C §2-509. Incorporation by reference

 §2-509. Incorporation by reference Any writing in existence when a will is executed may be incorporated by reference if the language of the will manifests this intent and describes the writing sufficiently to permit its identification.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-510 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 5: WILLS|18-C §2-510. Uniform Testamentary Additions to Trusts Act

 §2-510. Uniform Testamentary Additions to Trusts Act 1.  Devise to a trust.  A will may validly devise property to the trustee of a trust established or to be established:   A. During the testator's lifetime by the testator, by the testator and some other person or by some other person, including a funded or unfunded life insurance trust, although the settlor has reserved any or all rights of ownership of the insurance contracts; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]B. At the testator's death by the testator's devise to the trustee, if the trust is identified in the testator's will and its terms are set forth in a written instrument, other than a will, executed before, concurrently with or after the execution of the testator's will or in another individual's will if that other individual has predeceased the testator, regardless of the existence, size or character of the corpus of the trust.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]The devise is not invalid because the trust is amendable or revocable or because the trust was amended after the execution of the will or the testator's death.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Not held under testamentary trust.  Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, property devised to a trust described in subsection 1 is not held under a testamentary trust of the testator but becomes a part of the trust to which it is devised and must be administered and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the governing instrument setting forth the terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto made before or after the testator's death.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 3.  Revocation or termination before death.  Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, a revocation or termination of the trust before the testator's death causes the devise to lapse.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-511 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 5: WILLS|18-C §2-511. Events of independent significance

 §2-511. Events of independent significance A will may dispose of property by reference to acts and events that have significance apart from their effect upon the dispositions made by the will, whether they occur before or after the execution of the will or before or after the testator's death. The execution or revocation of a will of another person is such an event.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-512 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 5: WILLS|18-C §2-512. Separate writing identifying devise of certain types of tangible personal property

 §2-512. Separate writing identifying devise of certain types of tangible personal property Whether or not the provisions relating to holographic wills apply, a will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, other than money. To be admissible under this section as evidence of the intended disposition, the writing must be in the handwriting of the testator or be signed by the testator and must describe the items and the devisees with reasonable certainty. The writing may be referred to as one to be in existence at the time of the testator's death; it may be prepared before or after the execution of the will; it may be altered by the testator after its preparation; and it may be a writing that has no significance apart from its effect upon the dispositions made by the will.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-513 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 5: WILLS|18-C §2-513. Contracts concerning succession

 §2-513. Contracts concerning succession A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after September 1, 2019, can be established only by:   [PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §2 (AMD).]1.  Material provisions.  Provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Express reference, extrinsic evidence.  An express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 3.  Writing evidencing the contract.  A writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-514 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 5: WILLS|18-C §2-514. Disposition of will deposited with court

 §2-514. Disposition of will deposited with court A will deposited for safekeeping with the court in the office of the register before September 19, 1997 may be delivered only to the testator or to a person authorized in writing signed by the testator to receive the will. A conservator may be allowed to examine a deposited will of a protected testator under procedures designed to maintain the confidential character of the document to the extent possible and to ensure that it will be resealed and left on deposit after the examination. Upon being informed of the testator's death, the court shall notify any person designated to receive the will and deliver it to that designated person on request; or the court may deliver the will to the appropriate court. The court may not accept a will for safekeeping after September 19, 1997.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-515 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 5: WILLS|18-C §2-515. Duty of custodian of will; liability

 §2-515. Duty of custodian of will; liability After the death of a testator, a person having custody of a will of the testator shall deliver it with reasonable promptness to a person able to secure its probate or, if no such person is known, to an appropriate court for filing and recording until probate is sought. A person having custody of a will is not liable, to any person aggrieved, for failure to learn of the death of the testator of that will and the failure, therefore, to deliver that will as required. A person who willfully fails to deliver a will or who willfully defaces or destroys any will of a deceased person is liable to any person aggrieved for the damages that may be sustained by such failure to deliver or by such defacement or destruction. A person who willfully refuses or fails to deliver a will, or who defaces or destroys it, after being ordered by the court in a proceeding brought for the purpose of compelling delivery is subject to penalty for contempt of court.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-516 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 5: WILLS|18-C §2-516. Penalty clause for contest

 §2-516. Penalty clause for contest A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-601 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 6: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS|18-C §2-601. Scope

 §2-601. Scope In the absence of a finding of a contrary intention, the rules of construction in this Part control the construction of a will.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-602 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 6: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS|18-C §2-602. Will may pass all property and after-acquired property

 §2-602. Will may pass all property and after-acquired property A will may provide for the passage of all property the testator owns at death and all property acquired by the estate after the testator's death.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-604 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 6: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS|18-C §2-604. Failure of testamentary provision

 §2-604. Failure of testamentary provision 1.  Failed devise becomes part of residue.  Except as provided in section 2-603, a devise, other than a residuary devise, that fails for any reason becomes a part of the residue.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Failed residuary devise passes in proportion.  Except as provided in section 2-603, if the residue is devised to 2 or more persons, the share of a residuary devisee that fails for any reason passes to the other residuary devisee or to other residuary devisees in proportion to the interest of each in the remaining part of the residue.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-605 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 6: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS|18-C §2-605. Increase in securities; accessions

 §2-605. Increase in securities; accessions 1.  Additional securities.  If a testator executes a will that devises securities and the testator then owned securities that meet the description in the will, the devise includes additional securities owned by the testator at death to the extent the additional securities were acquired by the testator after the will was executed as a result of the testator's ownership of the described securities and are securities of any of the following types:   A. Securities of the same organization acquired by reason of action initiated by the organization or any successor, related or acquiring organization, excluding any acquired by exercise of purchase options;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]B. Securities of another organization acquired as a result of a merger, consolidation, reorganization or other distribution by the organization or any successor, related or acquiring organization; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]C. Securities of the same organization acquired as a result of a plan of reinvestment.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).][PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Distributions in cash.  Distributions in cash before death with respect to a described security are not part of the devise under subsection 1.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-607 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 6: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS|18-C §2-607. Nonexoneration

 §2-607. Nonexoneration A specific devise passes subject to any mortgage interest existing at the date of death without right of exoneration, regardless of a general directive in the will to pay debts.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-608 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 6: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS|18-C §2-608. Exercise power of appointment

 §2-608. Exercise power of appointment In the absence of a requirement that a power of appointment be exercised by a reference to the power or by an express or specific reference to the power, a general residuary clause in a will, or a will making general disposition of all of the testator's property, expresses an intention to exercise a power of appointment held by the testator only if:   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]1.  General power.  The power is a general power exercisable in favor of the powerholder's estate and the creating instrument does not contain an effective gift if the power is not exercised; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Intention to include property subject to the power.  The testator's will manifests an intention to include the property subject to the power.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-609 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 6: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS|18-C §2-609. Ademption by satisfaction

 §2-609. Ademption by satisfaction 1.  Property given during testator's lifetime.  Property a testator gave in the testator's lifetime to a person is treated as a satisfaction of a devise in whole or in part only if:   A. The will provides for deduction of the gift;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]B. The testator declared in a contemporaneous writing that the gift is in satisfaction of the devise or that its value is to be deducted from the value of the devise; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]C. The devisee acknowledged in writing that the gift is in satisfaction of the devise or that its value is to be deducted from the value of the devise.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).][PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Partial satisfaction; value.  For purposes of partial satisfaction, property given during the testator's lifetime is valued as of the time the devisee came into possession or enjoyment of the property or at the testator's death, whichever occurs first.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 3.  Devisee fails to survive testator.  If the devisee fails to survive the testator, the gift described in subsection 1 is treated as a full or partial satisfaction of the devise, as appropriate, in applying sections 2-603 and 2-604, unless the testator's contemporaneous writing provides otherwise.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-701 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 7: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE TO WILLS AND OTHER GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS|18-C §2-701. Scope

 §2-701. Scope In the absence of a finding of a contrary intention, the rules of construction in this Part control the construction of a governing instrument. The rules of construction in this Part apply to a governing instrument of any type, except as the application of a particular section is limited by its terms to a specific type or types of provision or governing instrument.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-703 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 7: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE TO WILLS AND OTHER GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS|18-C §2-703. Choice of law as to meaning and effect of governing instrument

 §2-703. Choice of law as to meaning and effect of governing instrument The meaning and legal effect of a governing instrument is determined by the local law of the state selected in the governing instrument, unless the application of that law is contrary to the provisions relating to the elective share described in Part 2, the provisions relating to exempt property and allowances described in Part 4 or any other public policy of this State otherwise applicable to the disposition.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-704 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 7: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE TO WILLS AND OTHER GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS|18-C §2-704. Power of appointment; compliance with specific reference requirement

 §2-704. Power of appointment; compliance with specific reference requirement A powerholder's substantial compliance with a formal requirement of appointment imposed in a governing instrument by the donor, including a requirement that the instrument exercising the power of appointment make reference or specific reference to the power, is sufficient if:   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]1.  Knows of and intends to exercise power.  The powerholder knows of and intends to exercise the power; and   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Does not impair a material purpose.  The powerholder's manner of attempted exercise does not impair a material purpose of the donor in imposing the requirement.   [RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. A, §16 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF). RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. A, §16 (COR).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-708 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 7: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE TO WILLS AND OTHER GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS|18-C §2-708. Class gifts to "descendants," "issue" or "heirs of the body"; form of distribution if none specified

 §2-708. Class gifts to "descendants," "issue" or "heirs of the body"; form of distribution if none specified If a class gift in favor of "descendants," "issue" or "heirs of the body" does not specify the manner in which the property is to be distributed among the class members, the property is distributed among the class members who are living when the interest is to take effect in possession or enjoyment, in such shares as they would receive, under the applicable law of intestate succession, if the designated ancestor had then died intestate owning the subject matter of the class gift.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-710 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 7: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE TO WILLS AND OTHER GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS|18-C §2-710. Worthier-title doctrine abolished

 §2-710. Worthier-title doctrine abolished The doctrine of worthier title is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's "heirs," "heirs at law," "next of kin," "distributees," "relatives" or "family," or language of similar import, does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 2-711 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS|Part 7: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE TO WILLS AND OTHER GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS|18-C §2-711. Interests in "heirs" and like

 §2-711. Interests in "heirs" and like If an applicable statute or a governing instrument calls for a present or future distribution to or creates a present or future interest in a designated individual's "heirs," "heirs at law," "next of kin," "relatives" or "family," or language of similar import, the property passes to those persons, including the State, and in such shares as would succeed to the designated individual's intestate estate under the intestate succession law of the designated individual's domicile if the designated individual died when the disposition is to take effect in possession or enjoyment. If the designated individual's surviving spouse is living but is remarried at the time the disposition is to take effect in possession or enjoyment, the surviving spouse is not an heir of the designated individual.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).