{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-502","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §2-502","heading":"Execution; holographic wills","body":"1.  Witnessed wills.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and in sections 2‑505 and 2‑512, a will must be:\nA.  In writing;\nB.  Signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction; and\nC.  Signed by at least 2 individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after the individual witnessed either the signing of the will as described in paragraph B or the testator's acknowledgment of that signature or acknowledgment of the will.\n2.  Holographic wills.  A will that does not comply with subsection 1 is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting.\n3.  Extrinsic evidence.  Intent that a document constitute the testator's will may be established by extrinsic evidence, including, for holographic wills, portions of the document that are not in the testator's handwriting.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 5: WILLS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-502.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"9d42cd772f9be6c3a6c86c2d7429432a9af49b6a90c7a622a1de1ceaf5180ef4","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-501","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}