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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, § 2-108: Advancements, 2017

A lifetime gift to a future heir counts as an advancement against that heir’s intestate share only if there is a contemporaneous writing or written acknowledgment saying so, or saying the gift is to be counted in the…

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Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 2017
Dates: Enacted 2017 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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“A lifetime gift to a future heir counts as an advancement against that heir’s intestate share only if there is a contemporaneous writing or written acknowledgment saying so, or saying the gift is to be counted in the intestate division.”

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part 1 INTESTATE SUCCESSION

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1. Gifts treated as advancements. If an individual dies intestate as to all or a portion of that individual's estate, property the decedent gave during the decedent's lifetime to an individual who, at the decedent's death, is an heir is treated as an advancement against the heir's intestate share only if: A. The decedent declared in a contemporaneous writing or the heir acknowledged in writing that the gift is an advancement; or [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] B. The decedent's contemporaneous writing or the heir's written acknowledgment otherwise indicates that the gift is to be taken into account in computing the division and distribution of the decedent's intestate estate. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2. Valuation of advanced property. For purposes of subsection 1, property advanced is valued as of the time the heir came into possession or enjoyment of the property or as of the time of the decedent's death, whichever first occurs. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 3. Recipient's failure to survive decedent. If the recipient of the property under subsection 1 fails to survive the decedent, the property is not taken into account in computing the division and distribution of the decedent's intestate estate, unless the decedent's contemporaneous writing provides otherwise. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

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