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Maine Pet Trusts
How a Maine pet trust works under the Maine Uniform Trust Code (18-B M.R.S. 408): funding an animal's care, naming a trustee, and who enforces it.
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Maine Power of Attorney
Maine power of attorney rules under 18-C M.R.S. Article 5, Part 9: durable by default, signed and notarized, with agent notices and hot powers you must grant.
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Maine Probate Accounting
Maine probate accounting: the 3-month inventory (18-C section 3-706), the written account to beneficiaries, and the sworn closing statement (section 3-1003).
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Maine Probate Guide
Maine probate guide covering informal vs formal administration, the county Probate Court, personal representative duties, small estates, and creditor deadlines.
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Maine Probate Timeline
Maine probate timeline and statutory deadlines: the 3-month inventory (18-C §3-706), the 4-month creditor claim window (§3-801), the 9-month bar, and closing.
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Maine Probate Without a Lawyer
Maine probate without a lawyer: when you can serve pro se, informal probate through the Register of Probate, and the small estate affidavit path.
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Maine Revocable Living Trust
Maine revocable living trust guide: how it avoids probate under the Maine Uniform Trust Code (18-B), funding steps, the successor trustee, and pour-over wills.
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Maine Step-Up in Basis Explained
Maine step-up in basis on inherited property: how IRC Section 1014 resets basis to date-of-death value, how capital gain is figured, and where Maine tax fits.
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Maine Surviving Spouse Rights
Maine surviving spouse rights: the elective share under 18-C M.R.S. 2-202, its 9-month deadline, and the homestead, exempt-property, and family allowances.
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Maine Transfer on Death Deed
A Maine transfer on death deed passes real estate to a beneficiary outside probate under 18-C M.R.S. 6-405, stays revocable, and must record before death.
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