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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 781 (2026)

Petition in Probate Court

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 451, §§8,9 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 262, §4 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §B1 (RP). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 18, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 18, §7 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1975–1988 · leading case: In Re Reben, 342 A.2d 688 (Me. 1975).
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In Re Reben, 342 A.2d 688 (Me. 1975). · cites it 2× “" This language has since evolved to become 19 M.R.S.A. § 781, upon which the present petition is based.”
In re Kidder, 541 A.2d 630 (Me. 1988). · cites it 4× “In August 1986, Judy Kidder married Theodore Barber, and one year later the couple petitioned for a change of Dustin’s last name to Barber pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 781 (Supp. 1987). 1 James Kidder objected to the name change in an answer to the petition and moved for dismissal.”
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