Maine Household Paperwork Bundle: 4 Kits in One Download (ME Executor and Estate Kit, Maine Small Claims Kit, Maine POA Signing Kit, Maine Will Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Maine getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in Maine. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 4 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Maine kits are built only from our Maine data files: Sources, checked November 2026: 18-C M.R.S. 3-1201, Collection of personal property by affidavit (Maine Legislature); Maine Probate Courts form AF-102, Small Estate Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property (rev. 09/01/19); LD 1545 (132nd Legislature), An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be (Maine Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): Probate Shortcuts in Maine (Nolo, updated 10/17/2024); 18-C M.R.S. 2-502, Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills (Maine Legislature); 18-C M.R.S. 2-503, Self-proved will (Maine Legislature); 18-C M.R.S. 2-504, Who may witness a will (Maine Legislature); 18-C M.R.S. 2-501, Who may make a will (Maine Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Maine (Nolo, updated October 2022); 18-C M.R.S. 2-514, Disposition of will deposited with court (Maine Legislature); Maine small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Maine Judicial Branch: Small Claims; Maine Judicial Branch: Court Fees Schedule, A.O. JB-05-26 (A. 2-24); Maine power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against 18-C M.R.S. 5-905, Execution of power of attorney; notices (Maine Legislature); Public Law ch. 292 (124th Legislature), An Act To Enact the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Maine Legislature); Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C, 5-803, Advance health care directives (Maine Legislature); Maine will signing data file, checked November 2026 against 18-C M.R.S. 2-502, Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills (Maine Legislature); 18-C M.R.S. 2-503, Self-proved will (Maine Legislature); 18-C M.R.S. 2-504, Who may witness a will (Maine Legislature); 18-C M.R.S. 2-501, Who may make a will (Maine Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Maine (Nolo, updated October 2022); 18-C M.R.S. 2-514, Disposition of will deposited with court (Maine Legislature).
• Every kit in the set is written for Maine.

What is inside

• Maine Executor and Estate Kit. The whole estate, less liens and encumbrances, can't exceed $40,000 adjusted for inflation. Each county probate court must publish the current adjusted figure on its website every year (PL 2025, c. 76); ask the court for it. The section covers personal property, debts and securities only; it doesn't transfer real estate. Real estate isn't counted, and the affidavit doesn't transfer it; it needs its own route. 30 days. Thirty days after the death. Signed before a notary. The probate courts' form is sworn before a notary public or an attorney-at-law. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to the person who owes the debt or holds the property; the statute doesn't call for a court filing. AF-102, Small Estate Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property. The probate courts' form, revised September 1, 2019. Summary administration (18-C M.R.S. 3-1203): As Nolo's summary describes it: when the estate's net value is no more than the homestead allowance, exempt property, family allowance, administration costs and funeral and last-illness expenses, the personal representative distributes right away without notifying creditors, then files a closing statement with the probate court. At least two witnesses. Each one watches the testator sign, or hears the testator acknowledge the signature or the will, and then signs within a reasonable time (18-C M.R.S. 2-502). Allowed at signing or any time later. The testator and witnesses sign before an officer authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed. Recognized if the signature and material parts are in the testator's handwriting. No effect on validity: a witness who takes under the will doesn't make the will, or any portion of it, invalid (18-C M.R.S. 2-504). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it takes the small estate figure once you've confirmed it, dates day 30 after the death and leaves real estate out of the count.
• Maine Small Claims Court Kit. In Maine, small claims (Small claims, District Court) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: A money judgment of $10,000 or less (as of January 1, 2026). Where and how to file, from the official pages: The District Court where the events happened, or where the defendant resides or has its principal place of business (or its registered agent). Fees: entry of a small claims action: $70 (Maine Judicial Branch fee schedule, A.O. JB-05-26 (A. 2-24), effective February 12, 2024). From the Maine Judicial Branch court fee schedule (A.O. JB-05-26). A fee waiver is available. Online filing: https://maine.tylertech.cloud/SRL/SRL Service: Serve the defendant first; once service is confirmed, file the Statement of Claim and fee with the clerk within 20 days. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Notice of appeal within 30 days, to the Superior Court. A plaintiff may appeal only on a question of law; a defendant on law or fact. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $10,000, a costs sheet with the Maine fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Maine Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Maine power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. Not valid unless acknowledged before a notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments. Notary: "is not valid unless it is acknowledged before a notary public" Witnesses: "must be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual" Agent's acknowledgment: "a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent" Durable after incapacity: "is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal." Healthcare power of attorney: "The power must be in writing and signed by the principal and 2 witnesses." Step by step in signing order: notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: The execution section doesn't mention witnesses; agent's acknowledgment: No signed acceptance is required before acting; durable after incapacity: Durable unless it says incapacity ends it. Healthcare: A power of attorney for health care is in writing and signed by the principal and two witnesses, in person and not by electronic means. The section doesn't call for a notary. The 6 confirmed Maine facts at a glance; to look up on the official page: statutory form, recording for real estate.
• Maine Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: At least two witnesses. Each one watches the testator sign, or hears the testator acknowledge the signature or the will, and then signs within a reasonable time (18-C M.R.S. 2-502). Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. Have a notary or another officer who can administer oaths there for the self-proving affidavit. The statute names that officer rather than notaries by name. Allowed at signing or any time later. The testator and witnesses sign before an officer authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed. If no notary is available on the day, the affidavit can be added later, while the witnesses can still be reached. The rule here: No effect on validity: a witness who takes under the will doesn't make the will, or any portion of it, invalid (18-C M.R.S. 2-504). Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Maine: Recognized if the signature and material parts are in the testator's handwriting. Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Electronic wills: Not authorized, per Nolo's Maine page (updated October 2022); the will has to be on paper.