# 18-C M.R.S. § 2-101: 18-C §2-101. Intestate estate

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T18-C_C2_S2-101

## Section

- **Citation:** 18-C M.R.S. § 2-101
- **Heading:** 18-C §2-101. Intestate estate
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ME Code / Title 18-C / Chapter 2 / Section 2-101

## Text

1. Intestate succession. Any part of a decedent's estate not effectively disposed of by will passes by intestate succession to the decedent's heirs as prescribed in this Code, except as modified by the decedent's will. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

2. Will expressly excludes or limits. A decedent by will may expressly exclude or limit the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession. If that individual or a member of that class survives the decedent, the share of the decedent's intestate estate to which that individual or class would have succeeded passes as if that individual or each member of that class had disclaimed the individual's or member's intestate share. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

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