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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-A, § 5-501 (2026)

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 645, §2 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 719, §3 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 292, §1 (RP). PL 2009, c. 292, §6 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2016 · leading case: Est. of Barbara M. Frost, 2016 ME 132, 146 A.3d 118.
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Est. of Barbara M. Frost, 2016 ME 132, 146 A.3d 118. “We also note that 18-A M.R.S. §§ 5-501 to 5-510 have since been repealed, and the notice requirements for powers of attorney have been reenacted in amended form at 18-A M.”
Est. of Keatinge v. Biddle, 2002 ME 21, 789 A.2d 1271. “” 18-A M.R.S.A. § 5-501 (a) (1998). In essence, an attorney-in-fact is the alter ego of the principal.”
Meyer v. Meyer, No. CUMcv-10-604 (Me. Super. Ct July 20, 2011). · cites it 2× “The Act effective in 2010 replaced and expanded its predecessor, 18-A M.R.S.A. § 5-501 et seq. 2 See L.D. 1404, Summary at 55 (124th Legis.”
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