{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-212","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §2-212","heading":"Right of election personal to surviving spouse","body":"The right of election may be exercised only by a surviving spouse who is living when the petition for the elective share is filed in the court under section 2‑211, subsection 1.  If the election is not exercised by the surviving spouse personally, it may be exercised on the surviving spouse's behalf by the surviving spouse's conservator or agent under authority of a power of attorney.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 2: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-212.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"3cb4538e23be6547834ac25be5ab9c32946c079e5c05960343bc6990b1a961c8","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-211","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}