{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-913","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §2-913","heading":"When disclaimer barred or limited","body":"1.  Bar pursuant to written waiver.  A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim.\n2.  Bar pursuant to events.  A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following events occur before the disclaimer becomes effective:\nA.  The disclaimant accepts the interest sought to be disclaimed;\nB.  The disclaimant voluntarily assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges or transfers the interest sought to be disclaimed or contracts to do so; or\nC.  A judicial sale of the interest sought to be disclaimed occurs.\n3.  Previous exercise not a bar to disclaimer of power held in fiduciary capacity.  A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise.\n4.  Previous exercise not a bar to disclaimer of power not held in fiduciary capacity; exception.  A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power not held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise unless the power is exercisable in favor of the disclaimant.\n5.  Bar pursuant to law.  A disclaimer is barred or limited if so provided by law other than this Part.\n6.  Effect of bar.  A disclaimer of a power over property that is barred by this section is ineffective.  A disclaimer of an interest in property that is barred by this section takes effect as a transfer of the interest disclaimed to the persons who would have taken the interest under this Part had the disclaimer not been barred.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 9: UNIFORM DISCLAIMER OF PROPERTY INTERESTS ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-913.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"96230b86ec9282ae5ad7d4f00a4e84a96b7b4f54836badef9aff30d93c8a594a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-912","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-914"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}