David J. Edgar, Attorney at Law
Serves Aroostook County from Court Street in Houlton. Attorney David J. Edgar, admitted to the Maine bar in 1976, practices as a solo attorney.
Presque Isle is in Aroostook County.
Serves Aroostook County from Court Street in Houlton. Attorney David J. Edgar, admitted to the Maine bar in 1976, practices as a solo attorney.
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In Maine, a will is signed before 218-C M.R.S. § 2-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony18-C M.R.S. § 2-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
Maine requires 218-C M.R.S. § 5-805Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required18-C M.R.S. § 5-805Verified Oct 15, 2026View source.
Maine treats a power of attorney as durable by default18-C M.R.S. § 5-905, § 5-904, § 5-906, § 5-907, § 5-909, § 5-913, § 5-931, § 5-951Verified Oct 21, 2026View source, and it is signed before a notary18-C M.R.S. § 5-905, § 5-904, § 5-906, § 5-907, § 5-909, § 5-913, § 5-931, § 5-951Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.
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In Maine, four years at a public university cost about $88,048NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 17, 2026View source and the cost of living is near the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 17, 2026View source; the state levies an estate tax36 M.R.S. §§ 4102, 4103, 4119Verified Sep 15, 2026View source above $7,160,00036 M.R.S. §§ 4102, 4103, 4119Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Maine runs $5,390Estimate: 10 hours at $539, Clio's Maine Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $8,085Estimate: 15 hours at $539, Clio's Maine Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $1,029Estimate: 3 hours at $343, Clio's Maine Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $2,058Estimate: 6 hours at $343, Clio's Maine Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
Without a will in Maine, a surviving spouse takes the entire estate18-C M.R.S. § 2-102Verified Oct 21, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per capita at each generation18-C M.R.S. § 2-106Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.
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Serves Aroostook County from offices in Presque Isle and Houlton. Probates estates, represents parties in contested probate cases, and files guardianships and conservatorships for adults and minors, along with estate planning. Seven attorneys work across the two offices, the Houlton one operating as Currier, Trask & Jordan.