Serves Cumberland and Franklin counties from South Portland and Kingfield. Its probate team handles estate and trust administration, probate litigation over contested wills, guardianships and conservatorships, and MaineCare nursing home planning. The firm has practiced in the Greater Portland area for over 40 years.
Portland is in Cumberland County.
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Serves southern and central Maine from an office in South Portland. Handles the probate and administration of estates of all sizes, assists trustees with trust administration, gives limited-scope help to personal representatives, and handles non-probate asset transfers. Hospice and nursing facility conferences are available for clients who cannot travel.
Serves Greater Portland and the Lakes Region from offices in Falmouth and Bridgton. A probate, estate and trust administration group guides personal representatives and trustees, including the accounting of estate assets, and the firm handles guardianships, conservatorships, and MaineCare applications. Of counsel Patricia Nelson-Reade is a certified elder law attorney and registered nurse.
Serves Cumberland County from Brunswick. Represents personal representatives, trustees, and other fiduciaries in probating wills and administering trusts, from periodic check-ins to full administrative support by firm staff, much of it at paralegal rates. Prepares MaineCare applications for assisted living and nursing home benefits; does not handle guardianship or conservatorship.
Probate in Cumberland County
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Cumberland County Probate Court
Cumberland County
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Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Office
142 Federal Street, Suite 125, Portland, ME 04101
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