{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-6-412","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §6-412","heading":"Effect of transfer on death deed during transferor's life","body":"During a transferor's life, a transfer on death deed does not:\n1.  Affect interest or right of transferor or other owner.  Affect an interest or right of the transferor or any other owner, including the right to transfer or encumber the property;\n2.  Affect interest or right of transferee.  Affect an interest or right of a transferee, even if the transferee has actual or constructive notice of the deed;\n3.  Affect interest or right of creditor.  Affect an interest or right of a secured or unsecured creditor or future creditor of the transferor, even if the creditor has actual or constructive notice of the deed;\n4.  Affect eligibility or public assistance.  Affect the transferor's or designated beneficiary's eligibility for any form of public assistance;\n5.  Create legal or equitable interest.  Create a legal or equitable interest in favor of the designated beneficiary; or\n6.  Subject the property to claims or process.  Subject the property to claims or process of a creditor of the designated beneficiary.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 4: UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec6-412.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"036ac6a50d09d12ddc416c185da6a11cf3d1e0ccc4f74f6131f8eaabd127e678","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-6-411","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-6-413"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}