{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-305","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-305","heading":"Informal probate; register not satisfied","body":"If the register is not satisfied that a will is entitled to be probated in informal proceedings because of failure to meet the requirements of sections 3‑303 and 3‑304 or any other reason, the register may decline the application.  A declination of informal probate is not an adjudication and does not preclude formal probate proceedings.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 3: INFORMAL PROBATE AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-305.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"8c12f1024f839a209b432b38245c14419af4dbc56f2c88c3ef5b4b74a447b7d6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-304","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}