ME · rules
M.R. Prob. P. 84
FORMS
(a) Use of Official Forms. All persons involved in matters within the Probate
Court’s jurisdiction must use official forms. “Official forms” shall be those forms
as promulgated by the Maine Advisory Committee on Probate Rules, after review
by the Maine Probate Judges Assembly and the Maine Association of Registers of
Probate.
(b) Printing Requirements for Official Forms. Rule 5(i) of the Maine Rules
of Civil Procedure governs proceedings in the Probate Courts, except that all
official forms shall be printed in accordance with the following standards:
Official forms filed in the Probate Court must be printed in a uniform format
and type approved by the Maine Association of Registers of Probate. Official
forms must be purchased from the Register or obtained from the official Maine
Probate Court website.
(c) Fees for Official Forms. Fees for official forms shall be set by the Registers
of Probate in accordance with Title 18-C, Section 1-511. The fee will be charged
at the time an official form is purchased from the Register. If the official form is
prepared in accordance with paragraph (b) of this rule, the fee will be charged at
the time the official form is presented to the Register for filing.
(d) Electronically Filed Forms. No fee shall be charged for an electronically
filed form.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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