GuideMaineSupport Guide12 min read
Maine Creditor Claims
Maine creditor claims: the 4-month notice window under 18-C M.R.S. 3-801, the 9-month non-claim bar, and how the estate allows or disallows a claim.
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Maine Debt Payment Priority
Maine debt payment priority under 18-C M.R.S. 3-805: the nine classes an insolvent estate pays in order, with allowances ahead of general creditors.
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Maine Digital Assets Planning
How Maine's Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (18-C, Article 10) lets a fiduciary reach online accounts, crypto, and email.
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Maine Estate Planning Basics
Maine estate planning basics under Title 18-C: how a will, a revocable trust, a durable power of attorney, and an advance health care directive work together.
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Maine Estate Tax Guide
Maine taxes estates above the exclusion ($7,160,000 for 2026 deaths) on Form 706ME at 8-12%. No Maine inheritance tax; federal Form 706 hits larger estates.
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Maine Executor Bond Requirements
Maine executor bond requirements: under 18-C M.R.S. 3-603 no bond is required by default, plus when a will, a court order, or a demand forces one.
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Maine Executor Duties
Maine executor duties in order: get letters, notify heirs, file the 3-month inventory, clear the 4-month creditor window, pay debts, then close the estate.
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Maine Guardianship Planning
How guardianship and conservatorship of adults work in Maine under 18-C M.R.S. Article 5: the court process, the least-restrictive rule, and how to plan ahead.
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Maine Healthcare Directive
A Maine healthcare directive combines a health care power of attorney and your own care instructions in one document, signed in person before two witnesses.
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Maine Intestate Succession
Who inherits when there is no will in Maine: the surviving spouse's share, children and other heirs, and the order set by 18-C M.R.S. 2-102.
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