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IN RE SAWYER

742 A.2d 943 (2000)

2000 ME 3

Estate of Malcolm George SAWYER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided January 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spencer Ervin, Bass Harbor, for appellant.

J. Hilary Billings, Billings & Silverstein, Bangor, for appellee.

Before: WATHEN, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, SAUFLEY, ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.

DANA, J.

[¶ 1] Elsie Sawyer appeals from a judgment entered in the Penobscot County Probate Court (Woodcock, J.) dismissing on the basis of laches her claim for past due child support against the estate of her former husband, Malcolm Sawyer. Because Elsie failed to file a petition for allowance or commence a proceeding against the estate within 60 days of the claim's disallowance, as required by 18-A M.R.S.A. § 3-806(a), we affirm.

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