{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-107","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-107","heading":"Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception","body":"Unless supervised administration as described in Part 5 is involved:\n1.  Proceedings independent.  Each proceeding before the court or register is independent of any other proceeding involving the same estate;\n2.  Petitions for formal orders.  Petitions for formal orders of the court may combine various requests for relief in a single proceeding if the orders sought may be finally granted without delay. Except as required for proceedings that are particularly described by other sections of this Article, a petition is not defective because it fails to embrace all matters that might then be the subject of a final order;\n3.  Petitions for appointment of personal representative.  Proceedings for probate of wills or adjudications of no will may be combined with proceedings for appointment of personal representatives; and\n4.  Order.  A proceeding for appointment of a personal representative is concluded by an order making or declining the appointment.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-107.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"9ff0554de7fc2dfb83c122ffecf9a1810c461a19a8e6f837fc7e2af948a2968f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-106","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}