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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 18-A: PROBATE CODE
Article 6: NONPROBATE TRANSFERS
18-A §6-109. Financial institution protection; payment after death or disability; joint account

Universal Citation:
18-A ME Rev Stat § 6-109 (2012 through 125th Legis)
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Part 1: MULTIPLE-PARTY ACCOUNTS

§6-109. Financial institution protection; payment after death or disability; joint account

Any sums in a joint account may be paid, on request, to any party without regard to whether any other party is incapacitated or deceased at the time the payment is demanded; but payment may not be made to the personal representative or heirs of a deceased party unless proofs of death are presented to the financial institution showing that the decedent was the last surviving party or unless there is no right of survivorship under section 6-104. [1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW).

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