{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-811","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-811","heading":"Counterclaims","body":"In allowing a claim the personal representative may deduct any counterclaim that the estate has against the claimant.  In determining a claim against an estate a court shall reduce the amount allowed by the amount of any counterclaims and, if the counterclaims exceed the claim, render a judgment against the claimant in the amount of the excess.  A counterclaim, liquidated or unliquidated, may arise from a transaction other than that upon which the claim is based.  A counterclaim may give rise to relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that sought in the claim.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 8: CREDITORS' CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-811.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"63e22fef2c743e8d862d78c06c456824b0e4cc620465833b3b78de7131cd8e14","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-810","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-812"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}