Maine Household Paperwork Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (ME Executor and Estate Kit, Maine Small Claims Kit, Maine POA Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Maine getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in Maine. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Maine kits are built only from our Maine data files: Sources, checked November 2026: 18-C M.R.S. 3-1201, Collection of personal property by affidavit (Maine Legislature); Maine Probate Courts form AF-102, Small Estate Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property (rev. 09/01/19); 18-C M.R.S. 2-502, Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills (Maine Legislature); Maine small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Maine Judicial Branch: Small Claims; Maine power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against 18-C M.R.S. 5-905, Execution of power of attorney; notices (Maine Legislature); Public Law ch. 292 (124th Legislature), An Act To Enact the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Maine Legislature).
• Every kit in the set is written for Maine.

What is inside

• Maine Executor and Estate Kit. The whole estate, less liens and encumbrances, can't exceed $40,000 adjusted for inflation. Each county probate court must publish the current adjusted figure on its website every year (PL 2025, c. 76); ask the court for it. 30 days. Thirty days after the death. Signed before a notary. The probate courts' form is sworn before a notary public or an attorney-at-law. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to the person who owes the debt or holds the property; the statute doesn't call for a court filing. AF-102, Small Estate Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property. The probate courts' form, revised September 1, 2019. Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or the acknowledgment. Allowed at signing or any time later. The testator and witnesses sign before an officer authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed. Recognized if the signature and material parts are in the testator's handwriting. A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it takes the small estate figure once you've confirmed it, dates day 30 after the death and marks real estate to ask the court about.
• Maine Small Claims Court Kit. In Maine, small claims (Small claims, District Court) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: A money judgment of $10,000 or less (as of January 1, 2026). Service: Serve the defendant first; once service is confirmed, file the Statement of Claim and fee with the clerk within 20 days. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Notice of appeal within 30 days, to the Superior Court. A plaintiff may appeal only on a question of law; a defendant on law or fact. How to use the kit, the 8 confirmed Maine facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (filing fees) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $10,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from. Where and how to file, from the official pages: The District Court where the events happened, or where the defendant resides or has its principal place of business (or its registered agent). Online filing: https://maine.tylertech.cloud/SRL/SRL
• Maine Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Maine power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. Not valid unless acknowledged before a notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments. Notary: "is not valid unless it is acknowledged before a notary public" Witnesses: "must be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual" Agent's acknowledgment: "a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent" Durable after incapacity: "is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal." Step by step in signing order: notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: The execution section doesn't mention witnesses; agent's acknowledgment: No signed acceptance is required before acting; durable after incapacity: Durable unless it says incapacity ends it. The 5 confirmed Maine facts at a glance; not confirmed: statutory form, recording for real estate, healthcare power of attorney.