CHAPTER 353

H.P. 610 - L.D. 859

An Act To Provide Greater Civil Relief Protection for

Members of the Military

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §2-506, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 540, §1, is amended to read:

§2-506. Choice of law as to execution

A written will is valid if executed in compliance with section 2-502 or 2-503 or if its execution complies with the law at the time of execution of the place where the will is executed, or of the law of the place where at the time of execution or at the time of death the testator is domiciled, has a place of abode or is a national or if executed in compliance with 10 United States Code, Section 1044d.

Sec. 2. 18-A MRSA §5-508, sub-§(i) is enacted to read:

(i)__Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (d), any military power of attorney executed in accordance with 10 United States Code, Section 1044b is valid in this State.

Sec. 3. 18-A MRSA §5-818 is enacted to read:

§5-818.__Military advanced medical directives