Maine Mutual Wills for Married Couple

Last Will and Testament - Maine

Signed by Testator/Testatrix:

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF

I, , of County, Maine, being of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence of any person, do make, declare and publish this to be my Will and hereby revoke any Will or Codicil I may have made.

ARTICLE ONE

Marriage and Children

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I am:

If I have children, their names and date of birth are:

Name: Date of Birth:

Name: Date of Birth:

Name: Date of Birth:

ARTICLE TWO

Debts and Expenses

I direct my Personal Representative to pay all costs and expenses of my last illness and funeral expenses. I further direct my Personal Representative to pay all of my just debts that may be probated, registered and allowed against my estate. However, this provision shall not extend the statute of limitations for the payment of debts, or enlarge upon my legal obligation or any statutory duty of my Personal Representative to pay debts.

ARTICLE THREE

Specific Bequests of Real and/or Personal Property

I will, give and bequeath unto the persons named below, if he or she survives me, the property described below:

ARTICLE FOUR

Homestead or Primary Residence

I will, devise and bequeath all my interest in my homestead or primary residence to my spouse, . Sign if Selected:

I will, devise and bequeath all my interest in my homestead or primary residence to my children, , , and , equally, per stirpes. Sign if Selected:

I devise and bequeath all my interest in my homestead to: Sign if Selected:

My Primary residence shall pass under Article Five. Sign if Selected:

ARTICLE FIVE

All Other Property of Every Kind

To my children , , and , equally, per stirpes. Sign if Selected:

To my spouse, . Sign if Selected:

To Sign if Selected:

ARTICLE SIX

Property To Vest In Trustee for Child Beneficiary

If I have children and any of my children are under the age of years of age on the date of my death, then I direct that my Personal Representative shall transfer property to my Trustee. As each Beneficiary reaches the age of years, the Trustee shall distribute trust principal and income. When the youngest Beneficiary reaches the age of years, the Trust shall terminate.

I appoint , or if the appointee fails to qualify or cease to act, I appoint , as Trustee.

In the event that there is need for a guardian for my minor children, if any, I appoint as Guardian.

ARTICLE SEVEN

Appointment of Personal Representative, Executor or Executrix

I hereby appoint as Personal Representative of my estate and this Will. I appoint as successor Personal Representative.

ARTICLE EIGHT

Waiver of Bond, Inventory, Accounting, Reporting and Approval

My Personal Representative and successor Personal Representative shall serve without any bond, and I hereby waive the necessity of preparing or filing any inventory, accounting, appraisal, reporting, approvals or final appraisement of my estate.

ARTICLE NINE

Powers of Personal Representative, Executor and Executrix

I direct that my Personal Representative shall have broad discretion in the administration of my Estate, without the necessity of Court approval. I grant unto my Personal Representative all powers that are allowed to be exercised by Personal Representatives by the laws of the State of Maine.

ARTICLE TEN

Construction Intentions and Misc. Provisions

It is my intent that this Will be interpreted according to the following provisions:

1. The masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine as well as the neuter, and vice versa.

2. The term "testator" as used herein is deemed to include me as Testator or Testatrix.

3. This Will is not a result of a contract between myself and any beneficiary, fiduciary or third party and I may revoke this Will at any time.

4. If I am married, then, in the event I die in a common disaster with my spouse, I direct that I be deemed to have died died before died after, my spouse.

5. If any part of this Will shall be declared invalid, illegal, or inoperative for any reason, it is my intent that the remaining parts shall be effective and fully operative.

I direct that this Will and the construction thereof shall be governed by the Laws of the State of Maine.

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Print Name: Print Name:

Address: Address:

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Maine Self Proving Affidavit

State of Maine

County of

I, , the testator/testatrix, on this day of , 20, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare...

Testator/Testatrix

We, and , the witnesses...

Witness

Witness

State of Maine

County of

Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by , the testator/testatrix and subscribed and sworn to before me by , and , witnesses, this day of , 20.

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NOTARY PUBLIC

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