Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C. Probate Code § 1-504. Certification of wills; appointments of personal representatives; elective share petitions involving real estate

1. Duty of register. The register shall prepare and submit a certification in accordance with subsection 2 within 30 days after the date on which:

2. Certification. When required by subsection 1, the register shall certify to the register of deeds in the county where any affected real estate is situated a true copy of the portion of the will that devises the real estate, an abstract of the appointment of the personal representative or an abstract of the petition for an elective share. Each certification must also include:

3. Additional certification if will previously probated informally. If a will was informally probated and subsequently formally probated or denied probate in formal proceedings, the register shall certify the formal probate or formal denial of probate to the register of deeds to which the prior informally probated will was certified, setting forth the date of the formal probate or denial. A register of deeds that receives a certification pursuant to this subsection shall indicate on the certification the time of receipt and record the certification in the same manner as a deed of real estate.