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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-B, § 106 (2026)

Common law of trusts; principles of equity

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The common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement this Code, except to the extent modified by this Code or another statute of this State.   [PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 618, §A1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 618, §A2 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: Noveletsky v. Metro. Life Ins., 49 F. Supp. 3d 123 (D. Me. 2014).
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Noveletsky v. Metro. Life Ins., 49 F. Supp. 3d 123 (D. Me. 2014). “18-B M.R.S. § 106. Second, an introductory comment provides that “[t]he Uniform Trust Code is primarily a default statute,” and that “most of [its] provisions can be overridden in the terms of the trust.”
Poor v. Lindell (Me. Super. Ct 2023). · cites it 2× “18-B M.R.S. § 106. The Law Court has not yet had occasion to determine whether, based on any of these sources of law, the trustee of a testamentary trust has a fiduciary duty to ensure that the personal representative of an estate properly funds the trust.”
Robert L. Connary v. Richard A. Shea, 2024 ME 57 (Me. 2024). “18-B M.R.S. § 106 (2024) (“The common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement this Code, except to the extent modified by this Code or another statute of this State.”
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