{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-905","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-905","heading":"Penalty clause for contest","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 9: SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-905.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"6ec7bbe97991f1ff27329441a1796d61f000e4ab64fc918b425cda31310d5ad3","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-904","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}