{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-617","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-617","heading":"Special administrator; formal proceedings; power and duties","body":"A special administrator appointed by order of the court in any formal proceeding has the power of a general personal representative except as limited in the appointment and duties as prescribed in the order.  The appointment may be for a specified time, to perform particular acts or on other terms as the court may direct.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 6: PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: APPOINTMENT, CONTROL AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-617.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"e4d432f4cccf8f9cdf51d99dc47f49d415d77682f82557597da0c821f64cbb0c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-616","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}