{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-516","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §2-516","heading":"Penalty clause for contest","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 5: WILLS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-516.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"3f1e989d2f6d302b6bdcaab08c475b064efe9906a2f59261198aa223b7b2e5eb","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-515","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}