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Estate of Robert R. Young

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 21, 2026No. Wal-25-390Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 65

Docket: Wal-25-390 Argued: May 7, 2026 Decided: July 21, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, LIPEZ, and TAUB, JJ. ESTATE OF ROBERT R. YOUNG TAUB, J. [¶1] Robert F. Young Jr. and Dianne M. Parker appeal from an order of the Waldo County Probate Court (Owen, J.) finding, after a bench trial, that a document handwritten by their father, Robert R. Young Sr., was not a valid holographic will, and denying their petition for probate. Contrary to their arguments, the court properly considered extrinsic…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. In re A.M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  2. Guardianship of Hailey M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
  3. GENUJO LOK Beteiligungs GmbH v. ZornSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  4. Victor Sunshine v. Stephen M. BrettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  5. Estate of UtterbackSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987

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