{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-309","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-309","heading":"Informal appointment proceedings; register not satisfied","body":"If the register is not satisfied that a requested informal appointment of a personal representative should be made because of failure to meet the requirements of sections 3‑307 and 3‑308, or for any other reason, the register may decline the application.  A declination of informal appointment is not an adjudication and does not preclude appointment in formal proceedings.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 3: INFORMAL PROBATE AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-309.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"50744a0c6d664bba162dc11a9a6a12c5afae43246536dbb832463b31af19c747","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-308","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}