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The costs and expenses of a conservatorship are paid by your estate
A CONSERVATORSHIP is if you suffer from an incurable disease or are involved in a debilitating accident and are unable to manage your own affairs, state law might require someone to go to court to have a conservator appointed by the court. The conservator is given the authority to make financial decisions and handle your financial affairs, under court supervision, when you lack the capacity to manage them on your own.

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Estate Planning Terms

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Fiduciary

Definition:
A person in whom one places great confidence in and upon whom one relies for his or her integrity, trust, and good faith. A fiduciary has the legal duty to act in the best interest and benefit of another and therefore is held to the very highest legal standards. A trustee is a fiduciary.

Joint Tenancy

Definition:
Property owned by two or more people in a manner such that upon death of one of the joint owners, all of his/her interest in the property is transferred immediately, by operation of law, to the other surviving owners.

Interlineation

Definition:
Something written in-between; often a change to a typed document that is made by crossing out words and entering in replacement words. Never change an executed will or trust by interlineation.

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Trusts
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Uniform Probate Code
Gift Tax

Maine Estate-Planning Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Estate-Planning attorney you should contact our Estate-Planning Attorney as soon as possible:

Auburn
Augusta
Bangor
Biddeford
Brunswick
Lewiston
Portland

Saco
Sanford
Scarborough
South Portland
Waterville
Westbrook
Windham

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