{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-713","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-713","heading":"Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions","body":"Any sale or encumbrance to the personal representative, the personal representative's spouse, agent or attorney, or any corporation or trust in which the personal representative has a substantial beneficial interest, or any transaction that is affected by a substantial conflict of interest on the part of the personal representative, is voidable by any person interested in the estate except a person who has consented after fair disclosure, unless:\n1.  Express authorization by decedent.  The will or a contract entered into by the decedent expressly authorized the transaction; or\n2.  Court approval.  The transaction is approved by the court after notice to interested persons.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 7: DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-713.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"d6393fad366cb2e26ca4c3b36647a678f604af39179887e66ea07a9a711d01f2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-712","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}