{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-869","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §869","heading":"Action barred when no administrator 6 years after death","body":"Where no administration is had upon the estate of a deceased person within 6 years from the date of death of said decedent and no petition for administration is pending, all actions upon any claim against said decedent shall be barred.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL","CHAPTER 205: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 3: MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec869.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"be406f74cf76419dfb99b5470a1193a24d7cdec3cd57daa13b7793e65198bf20","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-868","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-870"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}