Maine Legal Guides
10 guides covering Maine topics, each with CaseDiver search beside the article.
- Castle Doctrine in Maine: Deadly Force Against Intruders
Maine castle doctrine: when occupants may use deadly force against home intruders, key statutes (17-A M.R.S. § 108), presumptions, and leading cases.
- Deathbed Will + Deathbed Marriage + Morphine + Delirium = Valid Will
Supreme Court of Maine Approves Will Prepared By Social Worker for Decedent on Deathbed and on Morphine. In Estate of Hamel , 2014 ME 75 (Me. June 10, 2014), the Maine Supreme Court approved of a deathbed will in Maine executed by Ruth O'Br…
- How Do You Make a Valid Will In Maine?
A valid will in Maine must be: In writing; Signed by the testator or in the testator’s name by some other individual in the testator’s conscious presence and by the testator’s direction; and Signed by at least two individuals, each of whom …
- Maine Child Support Guidelines: How Support Is Calculated
How Maine calculates child support under 19-A M.R.S. §§ 2001–2012, including the income shares, deviations, modification, and leading cases.
- Maine Spousal support: Eligibility, Amount, and Duration
How Maine courts award spousal support under 19-A M.R.S. § 951-A: eligibility, statutory factors, duration, and leading cases.
- Maine Supreme Court: Deafness no Barrier to Valid Will
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that deafness does not defeat the ability to make a valid will. In Estate of Washburn , 2020 ME 18, the dispute over the validity of David's will (the Decedent) was between David's surviving spouse, Michell…
- Stand Your Ground Laws in Maine
Maine stand-your-ground overview (duty-to-retreat (outside the home)): duty to retreat, statutes, civil immunity, and controlling cases.
- Surviving Spouse Rights Maine
In Maine, a surviving spouse has many widow's rights, including: Intestate Share Elective Share Homestead Allowance Exempt Property Family Allowance Omitted Spouse Rights The Maine Probate Code was extensively revised in 2019, changing the …
- Title To Inherited Real Property In Maine
The Maine Supreme Court, in Clark v. Clark , recently interpreted Maine’s Probate Code to determine title to inherited real property. To reach the decision, the Court relied on a North Dakota Supreme Court decision, Estate of Hogen , interp…
- Who Are Next Of Kin In Maine?
The term next of kin in probate usually refers to who are the heirs of an estate where there is no will. Maine, like all other states, has statutes that determine who inherits where there is no will (called intestacy). Pursuant to Maine sta…