Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 471 – General
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 471
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Financial institution: means a universal bank or limited purpose bank organized under the provisions of this Title, and a trust company, nondepository trust company, savings bank, industrial bank or savings and loan association organized under the prior laws of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
A financial institution may act as trustee, executor, administrator, registrar of stocks and bonds, guardian of estates or in any other fiduciary capacity. Assets held in any fiduciary capacity must be segregated from the general assets of the financial institution and the financial institution shall keep a separate set of books and records showing in proper detail all transactions engaged in under this section. The trust activities of financial institutions are governed by this chapter and the Probate Code. [PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. I, §41 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 398, §I41 (NEW).