{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-116","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §2-116","heading":"Effect of a pending petition","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 1: INTESTATE SUCCESSION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-116.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"962301ca218ffdbf6d22ad9304a3ddffc5d589f8f514c1647a329b88c090fd99","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-115","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}