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The Probate Court assists in the legal and social welfare needs of a great many of the families in Cumberland County, and processes approximately 25% of the total probate filings within the State of Maine. The Probate Court determines the legitimacy of Last Wills and Testaments, the distribution of estates; and processes name changes, minor and adult adoptions, minor and adult guardianships, and minor and adult conservatorships.
The Cumberland County Probate Office maintains the records of the Probate Court described above from 1908 to the present. Probate records are open to the public with the exception of adoption records dated after August 8, 1953.