Maine Probate Court Documents Going Online

The following teaser is from an excellent article written by Judy Harrison for the December 26, 2013 edition of the Bangor Daily News.
Susan Almy, registrar of probate for Penobscot County talks about the current filing system Oct. 30 at the Penobscot County court building. The Probate Court in Penobscot County is one of three in the state that is part of a pilot project to create an electronic case filing system in state courts.  Photo by Brian Feulner / Bangor Daily News

When Dana Hanley was elected probate judge in Oxford County 17 years ago, the registrar and clerks were using typewriters to fill out standard forms and to prepare orders for him to sign. Under Hanley’s leadership and in consultation with and cooperation from all 16 counties, the probate courts are the first in Maine to move into the 21st century.

Slowly but surely since 2006, the courts responsible for dealing with estates, adoptions, conservatorships, adult and minor guardianships and name changes have been working toward going paperless, Susan Almy, registrar of probate for Penobscot County, said recently.

Eventually, nearly all probate court documents will be available on www.maineprobate.net

Read the full article.

About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

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