Serves clients statewide from a Winthrop office in Kennebec County. Settles estates through probate, including preparing and filing estate tax returns, and drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Families often use the firm to set up trusts or LLCs to hold cottage property.
Augusta is in Kennebec County.
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Serves Kennebec County from Winthrop and meets clients by appointment in the Waterville and Brunswick/Topsham areas. Files to have personal representatives appointed, advises them through paying debts, selling property, and distributing the estate, assists trustees, and represents parties in will contests or serves as mediator. Daniel J. Eccher continues the practice.
Probate in Kennebec County
Probate Court Record
Kennebec County Probate Court
Kennebec County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Office
95 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330
Website
E-filing
Self-represented filing
Allowed
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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source
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Revocable Living Trust
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Last Will and Testament
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.
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In Maine, a pour-over will is signed before 218-C M.R.S. § 2-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Maine
Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Maine: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Maine.
How Much Are Estate & Inheritance Taxes?
Maine 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 (top rate 12%36 M.R.S. §§ 4102, 4103, 4119Verified Sep 15, 2026View source) and no inheritance tax; the federal estate tax applies above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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What Taxes Apply to My Inheritance?
In Maine, beneficiaries owe no inheritance tax and the estate pays any 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; probate assets arrive when the estate closes, 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate.
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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?
Inherited assets in Maine take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular rates36 M.R.S. § 5122 — modifications to federal AGI (no general capital-gains subtraction)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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When Do I Have to Withdraw an Inherited IRA?
See which federal withdrawal rules apply to an inherited IRA, Roth IRA, or employer plan, the deadline year, and the missed-withdrawal tax.
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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?
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.
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