{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5956","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §5956","heading":"Rights of executor, fiduciaries and other interested persons","body":"Any person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin or cestui que trust in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, a person who is legally incompetent or a person who is insolvent may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto:\n1.  Ascertain class of creditors, heirs, etc.  To ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin or others; or\n2.  Direct fiduciary to do or not to do certain act.  To direct the executors, administrators or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or\n3.  Determine questions.  To determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 707: DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec5956.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"73f79a18bb5615869069804466b6209ec25b695a65c02fb8711806b6d5230a24","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5955","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5957"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}