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Maine: Mortgage Payments and Utilities During Probate — What You Need to Know
How mortgage payments and utilities are handled while an estate is in probate in Maine Detailed answer — who pays…
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Maine: How to Decide Which Assets to List on a Small Estate Affidavit
Detailed answer: Which assets to list on a Maine small‑estate affidavit Short answer: Only list assets that are part of…
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Maine — Do I Need to List Assets That Passed by Right of Survivorship on the Probate Inventory?
Detailed Answer Short answer: Usually no — assets that pass automatically to your mother by right of survivorship (for example,…
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Maine: How to Locate a Missing Parent as Next‑of‑Kin During Probate
How to locate a missing parent while handling probate in Maine Short answer: Start by collecting all identifying information you…
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How to Determine Whether a Bank Account Qualifies for Maine’s $20,000 Small Estate Process
Detailed Answer Short answer: In Maine you determine whether you can use the small‑estate process by totaling the decedent’s probate…
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How to Use a Small-Estate Affidavit in Maine to Collect a Deceased Parent’s Bank Account
Using a Small-Estate Affidavit in Maine to Collect a Deceased Parent’s Bank Account: What to Know Short answer (FAQ style):…
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Maine: When Must an Estate File a Federal Income Tax Return If No Distributions Were Made?
Short answer: It depends. A federal estate or trust income tax return (Form 1041) is required only if the estate…
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How to Transfer Brokerage Account Assets into an Estate Checking Account in Maine
How to move brokerage account assets into an estate checking account under Maine law Short answer: who can transfer the…
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Maine — Where Will My Dad’s House Sale Proceeds Go? FAQ and How to Find Out
How to trace where sale proceeds from a deceased person’s house will go in Maine Short answer: The destination of…
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Maine: What Happens If Someone Is Squatting in Your Property and How to Remove Them
What happens if someone is squatting in a property before it’s sold — and how to get them removed (Maine)…