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Finding a will or probate case in Maine

Who holds it: County Probate Court, Register of Probate; records kept by each court, outside the Judicial Branch1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. More details
  4. Related records in Maine
  5. How Maine handles it
  6. Probate and wills in Maine counties with a full guide
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Copy fee

$1 per page2

How to search and order

Online
maineprobate.net Search: Probate Court dockets searchable by county; images for cases filed since 2008 in all counties, some courts have scanned pre-2008 documents3
Copies by
Registers may furnish copies of wills, accounts, inventories, petitions and decrees for a reasonable fee4

Fees

Certified copy fee
Certificate of appointment under seal $10 ($20 double); certification to the register of deeds $20 plus recording fee2
Will filing fee
Filing a will for no probate $15; will to be probated without appointment $202

More details

What they handle
Estates, guardianship of incapacitated adults and minors, trusts, name changes, some adoptions3
Courts: court system
State-run Judicial Branch: Supreme Judicial Court, Superior Court and District Court under one fee schedule; Probate Courts are separate and county-run5
Courts: statewide case search
re:SearchMaine (researchmaine.tylerhost.net/…), Tyler-hosted, linked by the Judicial Branch; free account; only courts with eFiling6
Courts: fees
Copies $2 first page, $1 each further page; attestation $5 per document; exemplification $5 per document5
Death certificates: who holds it
DRVS (state, 1892 to present) and municipal clerks; before 1892 town or Maine State Archives7
Death certificates: fee
$15.00 per certificate; $6.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time8

How Maine handles it

  • Probate is county-run, the rest of the courts state-run. Probate Courts are administered by county government1

Probate and wills in Maine counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Androscoggin CountyAndroscoggin County Probate Court & Registry of Probate10Search9—
Cumberland CountyCumberland County Probate Court11—$1 per page12
Kennebec CountyKennebec County Probate Court14Search13—
Penobscot CountyPenobscot County Probate Court and Registry of Probate15—$1 per page (statutory)16
York CountyYork County Probate Court / Registry of Probate18Search17—

For any other county, see the county list on the Maine guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Maine office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: probate records and wills in every state. Everything else in Maine: Maine public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  2. 18-C M.R.S. §1-602 Filing and certification feesMaine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statuteschecked November 4, 2026
  3. Maine Probate (county probate courts site)County Probate Courts of Mainearchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  4. 18-C M.R.S. §1-501 Registers of probate: election; bond; copiesMaine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statuteschecked November 4, 2026
  5. Administrative Order JB-05-26 (A. 3-26), Revised Court Fees Schedule and Document Management ProceduresMaine Supreme Judicial Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Accessing Electronic Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Vital RecordsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Maine Probate (county probate courts site)County Probate Courts of Mainechecked November 4, 2026
  10. DepartmentsAndroscoggin Countychecked November 4, 2026
  11. Probate CourtCumberland Countyarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  12. 18-C M.R.S. §1-602 Filing and certification feesMaine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statuteschecked November 4, 2026
  13. Maine Probate (county probate courts site)County Probate Courts of Mainechecked November 7, 2026
  14. Kennebec County home pageKennebec County, Mainechecked November 7, 2026
  15. Registry of ProbatePenobscot County, Mainechecked November 4, 2026
  16. 18-C M.R.S. §1-602 Filing and certification feesMaine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statuteschecked November 4, 2026
  17. Maine Probate (county probate courts site)County Probate Courts of Mainechecked November 4, 2026
  18. York County Maine Government homeYork County, Mainechecked November 4, 2026