Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 4-401 – Effect of adjudication for or against personal representative
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 4-401
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Local personal representative: includes any personal representative appointed in this State pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Article 3 and excludes foreign personal representatives who acquire the power of a local personal representative pursuant to section 4-205. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 4-101
An adjudication rendered in any jurisdiction in favor of or against any personal representative of the estate is as binding on the local personal representative as if the local personal representative were a party to the adjudication. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).