{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-311","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-311","heading":"Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases","body":"If an application for informal appointment indicates the existence of a possible unrevoked testamentary instrument that may relate to property subject to the laws of this State and that is not filed for probate in the court, the register must decline the application.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 3: INFORMAL PROBATE AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-311.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"9932695120ce3e5d37433f4e01c635a0c99b718f4cede8fa59ae14fe93c30721","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-310","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}