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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 535 (2026)

Legal effect; descent of property

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 540, §28 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 686, §3 (RP). PL 1993, c. 686, §13 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1965–1996 · leading case: Dep't of Human Servs. v. Sabattus, 683 A.2d 170 (Me. 1996).
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Dep't of Human Servs. v. Sabattus, 683 A.2d 170 (Me. 1996). · cites it 12× “He contends that because a natural parent may adopt her own child, and because the adoption statute in effect at the time provided that "the natural parents are divested of all legal rights in respect to such child," and that the child is "to all intents and purposes the child…”
In Re Will of Edwards, 210 A.2d 17 (Me. 1965). “If the adoption was legal, the parties concede that the appellants are the “lineal descendants” and are entitled to take whatever may pass from the testatrix by intestacy.”
St. Clair v. Est. of Edwards, 210 A.2d 17 (Me. 1965). “The executors are prepared to make final distribution of the estate and brought these proceedings for the purpose of determining who may be entitled to the residue. At the outset the appellants face a collateral attack upon the validity of the adoption of their mother by the…”
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