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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 1: INTESTATE SUCCESSION › Subpart 2: PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP › 18-C §2-115. Determination of parentage for purposes of intestate succession

§2-115. Determination of parentage for purposes of intestate succession
Unless otherwise provided in this subpart, "parent" for purposes of intestate succession means a person who has established a parent-child relationship with the child under Article 9 or Title 19‑A, chapter 61 and whose parental rights have not been terminated.   [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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 1: INTESTATE SUCCESSION › Subpart 2: PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP › 18-C §2-116. Effect of a pending petition

§2-116. Effect of a pending petition
If a petition to establish parentage under Title 19-A, chapter 61 or a petition for adoption under Article 9 is pending and has not been finally adjudicated at the time of the petitioner's death, the subject of the petition is considered a child of the petitioner for intestate succession purposes and may inherit from and through the petitioner. If the subject of the petition dies before a final adjudication of parentage is issued, the petitioner may inherit from or through the subject of the petition only if there is a final adjudication of parentage.   [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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 1: INTESTATE SUCCESSION › Subpart 2: PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP › 18-C §2-117. Effect of an order granting adoption on adoptee and adoptee's former parents

§2-117. Effect of an order granting adoption on adoptee and adoptee's former parents
An order granting an adoption divests the adoptee's former parents of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations concerning the adoptee, including the right to inherit from or through the adoptee. An adoptee, however, may inherit from the adoptee's former parents if so provided in the adoption decree.   [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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 1: INTESTATE SUCCESSION › Subpart 2: PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP › 18-C §2-118. Child born after death of parent

§2-118. Child born after death of parent
An individual is a parent of a child who is born after the individual's death, if the child is:   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
1.  In utero.
In utero not later than 36 months after the individual's death; or
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2.  Born.
Born not later than 45 months after the individual'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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE › 18-C §2-202. Elective share

§2-202. Elective share
1.  Elective-share amount.
The surviving spouse of a decedent who dies domiciled in this State has a right of election, under the limitations and conditions stated in this Part, to take an elective-share amount equal to 50% of the value of the marital-property portion of the augmented estate.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2.  Effect of election on statutory benefits.
If the right of election is exercised by or on behalf of the surviving spouse, the surviving spouse's homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance, if any, are not charged against but are in addition to the elective share.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3.  Nondomiciliary.
The right, if any, of the surviving spouse of a decedent who dies domiciled outside this State to take an elective share in property in this State is governed by the law of the decedent's domicile at 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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE › 18-C §2-204. Decedent's net probate estate

§2-204. Decedent's net probate estate
The value of the augmented estate includes the value of the decedent's probate estate reduced by funeral and administration expenses, homestead allowance, family allowances, exempt property and enforceable claims.   [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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE › 18-C §2-206. Decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse

§2-206. Decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse
Excluding property passing to the surviving spouse under the federal Social Security system, the value of the augmented estate includes the value of the decedent's nonprobate transfers to the decedent's surviving spouse, which consist of all property that passed outside probate at the decedent's death from the decedent to the surviving spouse by reason of the decedent's death, including:   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
1.  Joint tenancy.
The decedent's fractional interest in property held in joint tenancy with the right of survivorship, to the extent that the decedent's fractional interest passed to the surviving spouse as surviving joint tenant;
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2.  Co-ownership registration.
The decedent's ownership interest in property or accounts held in co-ownership registration with the right of survivorship, to the extent the decedent's ownership interest passed to the surviving spouse as surviving co-owner; and
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3.  Other nonprobate transfers.
All other property that would have been included in the augmented estate under section 2‑205, subsection 1 or 2 had it passed to or for the benefit of a person other than the decedent's spouse, surviving spouse, the decedent or the decedent's creditors, estate or estate creditors.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE › 18-C §2-207. Surviving spouse's property and nonprobate transfers to others

§2-207. Surviving spouse's property and nonprobate transfers to others
1.  Included property.
Except to the extent included in the augmented estate under section 2‑204 or 2‑206, the value of the augmented estate includes the value of:
A. Property that was owned by the decedent's surviving spouse at the decedent's death, including:
(1) The surviving spouse's fractional interest in property held in joint tenancy with the right of survivorship;
(2) The surviving spouse's ownership interest in property or accounts held in co-ownership registration with the right of survivorship; and
(3) Property that passed to the surviving spouse by reason of the decedent's death, but not including the spouse's right to homestead allowance, family allowance, exempt property or payments under the federal Social Security system; and   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. Property that would have been included in the surviving spouse's nonprobate transfers to others, other than the spouse's fractional and ownership interests included under subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1) or (2), had the spouse been the decedent.   [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.  Time of valuation.
Property included under this section is valued at the decedent's death, taking the fact that the decedent predeceased the spouse into account, but, for purposes of subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraphs (1) and (2), the values of the spouse's fractional and ownership interests are determined immediately before the decedent's death if the decedent was then a joint tenant or a co-owner of the property or accounts. For purposes of subsection 1, paragraph B, proceeds of insurance that would have been included in the spouse's nonprobate transfers to others under section 2‑205, subsection 1, paragraph D are not valued as if the spouse were deceased.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3.  Reduction for enforceable claims.
The value of property included under this section is reduced by enforceable claims against the surviving spouse.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE › 18-C §2-208. Exclusions, valuation and overlapping application

§2-208. Exclusions, valuation and overlapping application
1.  Exclusions.
The value of any property is excluded from the decedent's nonprobate transfers to others:
A. To the extent the decedent received adequate and full consideration in money or money's worth for a transfer of the property; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. If the property was transferred with the written joinder of, or if the transfer was consented to in writing before or after the transfer by, the surviving spouse.   [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.  Valuation.
The value of property is determined as follows.
A. The value of property included in the augmented estate under section 2‑205, 2‑206 or 2‑207 is reduced in each category by enforceable claims against the included property.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. The value of property includes the commuted value of any present or future interest and the commuted value of amounts payable under any trust, except as provided in paragraph C, life insurance settlement option, annuity contract, public or private pension, disability compensation, death benefit or retirement plan or any similar arrangement, exclusive of the federal Social Security system.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
C. The value of a surviving spouse's beneficial interest in a trust from which distributions of both income and principal to the surviving spouse are subject to the trustee's discretion, regardless of whether that discretion is expressed in the form of a standard of distribution, is presumed to be 1/2 of the total value of the trust estate unless a different value is established by proof; except that the value of a surviving spouse's beneficial interest in a trust from which distributions of both income and principal to the surviving spouse are subject to the trustee's discretion, without an ascertainable standard, is presumed to be the full value of the trust estate if the spouse is the sole trustee of the trust.   [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).]
3.  Overlapping application; no double exclusion.
In case of overlapping application to the same property of the provisions of section 2‑205, 2‑206 or 2‑207, the property is included in the augmented estate under the provision yielding the greatest value, and under only one overlapping provision if they all yield the same value.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE › 18-C §2-210. Personal liability of recipients

§2-210. Personal liability of recipients
1.  Original recipients; satisfaction of elective-share amount.
Only original recipients of the decedent's nonprobate transfers to others, and the donees of the recipients of the decedent's nonprobate transfers to others to the extent the donees have the property or its proceeds, are liable to make a proportional contribution toward satisfaction of the surviving spouse's elective-share amount. A person liable to make a contribution may choose to give up the proportional part of the decedent's nonprobate transfers to that person or to pay the value of the amount for which that person is liable.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2.  Preemption; obligated and personally liable.
If any section or part of any section of this Part is preempted by federal law with respect to a payment, an item of property or any other benefit included in the decedent's nonprobate transfers to others, a person who, not for value, receives the payment, item of property or any other benefit is obligated to return the payment, item of property or benefit or is personally liable for the amount of the payment or the value of that item of property or benefit, as provided in section 2‑209, to the person who would have been entitled to it were that section or part of that section not preempted.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE › 18-C §2-212. Right of election personal to surviving spouse

§2-212. Right of election personal to surviving spouse
The right of election may be exercised only by a surviving spouse who is living when the petition for the elective share is filed in the court under section 2-211, subsection 1. If the election is not exercised by the surviving spouse personally, it may be exercised on the surviving spouse's behalf by the surviving spouse's conservator or agent under authority of a power of attorney.   [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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE › 18-C §2-213. Waiver of right to elect and of other rights

§2-213. Waiver of right to elect and of other rights
1.  Waiver of election and statutory benefits.
The right of election of a surviving spouse and the rights of the surviving spouse to homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance may be waived, wholly or partially, before or after marriage, by a written contract, agreement or waiver signed by the surviving spouse.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2.  Waiver not enforceable.
A surviving spouse's waiver is not enforceable if the surviving spouse proves that:
A. The surviving spouse did not execute the waiver voluntarily; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. The waiver was unconscionable when it was executed and, before execution of the waiver, the surviving spouse:
(1) Was not provided a fair and reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the decedent;
(2) Did not voluntarily and expressly waive, in writing, any right to disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the decedent beyond the disclosure provided; and
(3) Did not have, or reasonably could not have had, an adequate knowledge of the property or financial obligations of the decedent.   [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).]
3.  Unconscionability.
An issue of unconscionability of a waiver is for decision by the court as a matter of law.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
4.  Waiver of "all rights."
Unless it provides to the contrary, a waiver of "all rights," or equivalent language, in the property or estate of a present or prospective spouse or a complete property settlement entered into after or in anticipation of separation or divorce is a waiver of all rights of elective share, homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance by each spouse in the property of the other and a renunciation by each of all benefits that would otherwise pass to the spouse from the other by intestate succession or by virtue of any will executed before the waiver or property settlement.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 3: SPOUSE AND CHILDREN UNPROVIDED FOR IN WILLS › 18-C §2-301. Entitlement of spouse; premarital will

§2-301. Entitlement of spouse; premarital will
1.  Entitlement of spouse.
If a testator's surviving spouse married the testator after the testator executed a will, the surviving spouse is entitled to receive, as an intestate share, no less than the value of the share of the estate the surviving spouse would have received if the testator had died intestate as to that portion of the testator's estate, if any, that neither is devised to a child of the testator who was born before the testator married the surviving spouse and who is not a child of the surviving spouse nor is devised to a descendant of such a child or passes under section 2‑603 or 2‑604 to such a child or to a descendant of such a child, unless:
A. It appears from the will or other evidence that the will was made in contemplation of the testator's marriage to the surviving spouse;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. The will expresses the intention that it is to be effective notwithstanding any subsequent marriage; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
C. The testator provided for the spouse by transfer outside the will and the intent that the transfer be in lieu of a testamentary provision is shown by the testator's statements or is reasonably inferred from the amount of the transfer or other evidence.   [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.  Devises by will to spouse; others abate.
In satisfying the share provided by this section, devises made by the will to the testator's surviving spouse, if any, are applied first, and other devises, other than a devise to a child of the testator who was born before the testator married the surviving spouse and who is not a child of the surviving spouse or a devise or substitute gift under section 2‑603 or 2‑604 to a descendant of such a child, abate as provided in section 3‑902.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 4: EXEMPT PROPERTY AND ALLOWANCES › 18-C §2-401. Applicable law

§2-401. Applicable law
This Part applies to the estate of the decedent who dies domiciled in this State. Rights to homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance for a decedent who dies not domiciled in this State are governed by the law of the decedent's domicile at 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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 4: EXEMPT PROPERTY AND ALLOWANCES › 18-C §2-402. Homestead allowance

§2-402. Homestead allowance
A decedent's surviving spouse is entitled to a homestead allowance of $22,500. If there is no surviving spouse, each minor child and each dependent child of the decedent is entitled to a homestead allowance amounting to $22,500 divided by the number of minor and dependent children of the decedent. The homestead allowance is exempt from and has priority over all claims against the estate other than costs and expenses of administration and reasonable funeral expenses. The homestead allowance is in addition to any benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or minor or dependent child by intestate succession or by way of elective share and is in addition to any benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or minor or dependent child by the decedent's will unless the decedent's will expressly provides that the benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or minor or dependent child is intended to be made in lieu of the homestead allowance. The personal representative shall promptly satisfy the homestead allowance from available assets.   [PL 2023, c. 4, §4 (AMD).]
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). PL 2023, c. 4, §4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 4: EXEMPT PROPERTY AND ALLOWANCES › 18-C §2-403. Exempt property

§2-403. Exempt property
In addition to the homestead allowance, the decedent's surviving spouse is entitled from the estate to a value, not exceeding $15,000 in excess of any security interests in the estate of tangible personal property, including, but not limited to, in household furniture, automobiles, furnishings, appliances and personal effects. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if there is no surviving spouse, children of the decedent are entitled jointly to the same value. If encumbered chattels are selected and the value in excess of security interests, plus that of other exempt property, is less than $15,000, or if there is not $15,000 worth of exempt property in the estate, the spouse or children are entitled to other assets of the estate, if any, to the extent necessary to make up the $15,000 value. The rights to exempt property and assets needed to make up a deficiency of exempt property have priority over all claims against the estate other than costs and expenses of administration and reasonable funeral expenses, except that the right to any assets to make up a deficiency of exempt property abates as necessary to permit earlier payment of homestead allowance and family allowance. The right to exempt property is in addition to any benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or children by intestate succession or by way of elective share and is in addition to any benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or children by the decedent's will unless the decedent's will expressly provides that the benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or children is intended to be made in lieu of the exempt property right or unless the decedent's will expressly excludes one or more adult children from the receipt of exempt property without providing a benefit or share in lieu thereof. The personal representative shall promptly satisfy the exempt property from available assets.   [PL 2023, c. 4, §5 (AMD).]
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). PL 2023, c. 4, §5 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 4: EXEMPT PROPERTY AND ALLOWANCES › 18-C §2-404. Family allowance

§2-404. Family allowance
1.  Family allowance during administration.
In addition to the right to homestead allowance and exempt property, the decedent's surviving spouse and minor children whom the decedent was obligated to support and children who were in fact being supported by the decedent are entitled to a reasonable allowance in money out of the estate for their maintenance during the period of administration, which allowance may not continue for longer than one year if the estate is inadequate to discharge allowed claims. The allowance may be paid as a lump sum or in periodic installments. It is payable to the surviving spouse, if living, for the use of the surviving spouse and minor and dependent children; otherwise to the children, or persons having their care and custody. If a minor child or dependent child is not living with the surviving spouse, the allowance may be made partially to the child or the child's guardian or other person having the child's care and custody, and partially to the spouse, as their needs may appear. The family allowance is exempt from and has priority over all claims except costs and expenses of administration, reasonable funeral expenses and the homestead allowance. The personal representative shall promptly satisfy the family allowance from available assets.
[PL 2023, c. 4, §6 (AMD).]
2.  Additional benefit or share; right terminates on death.
The family allowance is in addition to any benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or minor or dependent children by intestate succession or by way of elective share and is in addition to any benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or minor or dependent children by the decedent's will unless the decedent's will expressly provides that the benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or minor or dependent children is intended to be made in lieu of the allowance. The death of any person entitled to family allowance terminates that person's right to allowance not yet paid.
[PL 2023, c. 4, §6 (AMD).]
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). PL 2023, c. 4, §6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 4: EXEMPT PROPERTY AND ALLOWANCES › 18-C §2-405. Source, determination and documentation

§2-405. Source, determination and documentation
If the estate is otherwise sufficient, property specifically devised may not be used to satisfy rights to homestead and exempt property. Subject to this restriction, the surviving spouse, the guardians of minor children or children who are adults may select property of the estate as homestead allowance and exempt property. The personal representative may make these selections if the surviving spouse, the children or the guardians of the minor children are unable or fail to do so within a reasonable time or there is no guardian of a minor child. The personal representative may execute an instrument or deed of distribution to establish the ownership of property taken as homestead allowance or exempt property. The personal representative may determine the family allowance in a lump sum not exceeding $27,000 or periodic installments not exceeding $2,250 per month for one year, and may disburse funds of the estate in payment of the family allowance and any part of the homestead allowance payable in cash. The personal representative or any interested person aggrieved by any selection, determination, payment, proposed payment or failure to act under this section may petition the court for appropriate relief, which relief may include a family allowance other than that which the personal representative determined or could have determined.   [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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 5: WILLS › 18-C §2-501. Who may make a will

§2-501. Who may make a will
An individual of sound mind who is 18 or more years of age or a legally emancipated minor may make 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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 5: WILLS › 18-C §2-502. Execution; holographic wills

§2-502. Execution; holographic wills
1.  Witnessed wills.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and in sections 2‑505 and 2‑512, a will must be:
A. In writing;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. Signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction; and   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
C. Signed by at least 2 individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after the individual witnessed either the signing of the will as described in paragraph B or the testator's acknowledgment of that signature or acknowledgment of the will.   [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.  Holographic wills.
A will that does not comply with subsection 1 is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3.  Extrinsic evidence.
Intent that a document constitute the testator's will may be established by extrinsic evidence, including, for holographic wills, portions of the document that are not in the testator's handwriting.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 5: WILLS › 18-C §2-504. Who may witness a will

§2-504. Who may witness a will
1.  Witness.
An individual generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2.  Interested witness.
The signing of a will by an interested witness does not invalidate the will or any portion of it.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 5: WILLS › 18-C §2-505. Choice of law as to execution

§2-505. Choice of law as to execution
A written will is valid if executed in compliance with section 2-502 or if its execution complies with the law at the time of execution of the place where the will is executed, or of the law of the place where at the time of execution or at the time of death the testator is domiciled, has a place of abode or is a national or if executed in compliance with 10 United States Code, Section 1044d.   [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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 5: WILLS › 18-C §2-506. Revocation by writing or by act

§2-506. Revocation by writing or by act
1.  Revocation.
A will or any part thereof is revoked:
A. By the execution of a subsequent will that revokes the previous will or part expressly or by inconsistency; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. By the performance of a revocatory act on the will, if the testator performs the act with the intent and for the purpose of revoking the will or part or if another individual performs the act in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction. For purposes of this paragraph, "revocatory act on the will" includes burning, tearing, canceling, obliterating or destroying the will or any part of it. A burning, tearing or canceling is a revocatory act on the will, whether or not the burn, tear or cancellation touched any of the words on the will.   [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.  Intent to replace previous will.
If a subsequent will does not expressly revoke a previous will, the execution of the subsequent will wholly revokes the previous will by inconsistency if the testator intended the subsequent will to replace rather than supplement the previous will.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3.  Presumption of intent to replace.
The testator is presumed to have intended a subsequent will to replace rather than supplement a previous will if the subsequent will makes a complete disposition of the testator's estate. If this presumption arises and is not rebutted by clear and convincing evidence, the previous will is revoked; only the subsequent will is operative on the testator's death.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
4.  Presumption of intent to supplement.
The testator is presumed to have intended a subsequent will to supplement rather than replace a previous will if the subsequent will does not make a complete disposition of the testator's estate. If this presumption arises and is not rebutted by clear and convincing evidence, the subsequent will revokes the previous will only to the extent the subsequent will is inconsistent with the previous will; each will is fully operative on the testator's death to the extent they are not inconsistent.
[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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 5: WILLS › 18-C §2-507. Revocation by change of circumstances

§2-507. Revocation by change of circumstances
Except as provided in sections 2‑802, 2‑803 and 2‑804, a change of circumstances does not revoke a will or any part of it.   [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).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE › Article 2: INTESTACY, WILLS AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS › Part 5: WILLS › 18-C §2-508. Revival of revoked will

§2-508. Revival of revoked will
1.  Subsequent will revoked by revocatory act; wholly revoked previous will.
If a subsequent will that wholly revoked a previous will is thereafter revoked by a revocatory act under section 2‑506, subsection 1, paragraph B, the previous will remains revoked unless it is revived. The previous will is revived if it is evident from the circumstances of the revocation of the subsequent will or from the testator's contemporary or subsequent declarations that the testator intended the previous will to take effect as executed.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2.  Subsequent will revoked by revocatory act; partly revoked previous will.
If a subsequent will that partly revoked a previous will is thereafter revoked by a revocatory act under section 2‑506, subsection 1, paragraph B, a revoked part of the previous will is revived unless it is evident from the circumstances of the revocation of the subsequent will or from the testator's contemporary or subsequent declarations that the testator did not intend the revoked part to take effect as executed.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3.  Subsequent will revoked by later will.
If a subsequent will that revoked a previous will in whole or in part is thereafter revoked by another, later will, the previous will remains revoked in whole or in part, unless it or its revoked part is revived. The previous will or its revoked part is revived to the extent it appears from the terms of the later will that the testator intended the previous will to take effect.
[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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).