Serves clients in probate courts throughout Maine from Marginal Way in Portland. Its estate planning and administration team represents personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries in administering estates and trusts, handles guardianships and conservatorships, and with the firm's trial group represents clients in contested probate, will, and trust matters. Founded in 1965.
Probate in Waldo County
Probate Court Record
Waldo County Probate Court
Waldo County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Office
103 Church Street, Belfast, ME 04915
Website
E-filing
Self-represented filing
Allowed
Self-help forms
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Waldo County
Represents clients across Maine from Portland, and meets clients in Norway and Rockland by arrangement. Probates estates, administers trusts, advises on estate, gift and fiduciary income tax, and represents parties in probate and trust litigation and in guardianship and conservatorship matters. Founded in 1992 as Maine's first boutique trusts and estates firm.
Serves Kennebec County from Augusta and handles cases throughout Maine. Guides personal representatives through probate, from appointment through inventory, claims, and distribution, including small estate affidavits. Daniel Stevens litigates will, trust, and power of attorney disputes over capacity, undue influence, and misuse of a power of attorney, with a free consultation for those cases.
Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Maine
Free Maine forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Maine.
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 Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Maine happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust Code18-B M.R.S. § 101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 days18-B MRSA §§ 813, 1005, 105Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In Maine, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-B, § 708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Maine: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days18-C MRSA §§ 3-706, 3-707, 3-708Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 months18-C MRS §§ 3-801, 3-803, 3-805, 3-806Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
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