Daniel J. Eccher

I enjoy helping clients with estate planning and probate administration of estates. I particularly like helping people plan for long-term care while protecting their assets for their families. Let me help you and your family plan for the years ahead.

• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Real Estate Law
• Business Law

• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees

Maine

Since 2014

1st Circuit

Since 2016

Principal

Eccher Law, LLC

2016 - Current

Assistant Attorney General

Maine Office of the Attorney General

2015 - 2016

HHS Division

Associate Attorney

Weeks & Hutchins, LLC

2014 - 2015

University of Maine - School of Law

J.D. (2014) | Law

2011 - 2014

Honors: Pro Bono Publico Award

Activities: MAPIL, Health Law Association

Boston University

MPH (1999) | Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1998 - 1999

Vassar College

B.A. (1996) | Biology

1992 - 1996

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Activities: College Choir and Madrigal Singers

Katahdin Counsel

Maine Supreme Judicial Court

2015

Pro Bono Publico

University of Maine School of Law

2014

American Bar Association

2014 - Current

Maine State Bar Association

Member

2012 - Current

Q. My mom was married 33 years her husband passed on April 8th his son served her with eviction this week can he do that

23 April 2020

A: It is possible that he can serve her with an eviction notice, especially if he was, in fact, added to the deed as a joint tenant before his father died. Whether the son is on the deed could be verified at the county Registry of Deeds (most records can be found online at http://www.maineregistryofdeeds.com/.) Fortunately, at least in the short term, evictions are on hold because of the new coronavirus. Beyond that, she should contact Legal Services for the Elderly at 1-800-750-5353 (www.mainelse.org) and/or Pine Tree Legal Services (which specializes in housing issues) at https://ptla.org/contact-us (the phone number would depend on her county). Both of these organizations offer free legal services. There is some question whether he was entitled to remove the safe. Under the new probate code, as his spouse, if there is no will, she would inherit everything in the probate estate (which would include anything in the safe, and the safe itself).

Q. When dhhs Adult protective services in maine they never closed the case after 30 days never called us or stepped in

21 April 2020

A: The Adult Protective Services agency only gets involved in certain cases that meet a strict statutory framework. It is difficult to know, without more facts, whether the agency did anything wrong in this case. If you believe more should be done, you could try to get law enforcement involved; you could try for an emergency guardianship through the county Probate Court (if you believe the elder has lost capacity to make his or her own decisions); or you could call Adult Protective Services again at 1-800-624-8404.

Q. can A daughter of a ex husband who died 18 years ago get property of my mother deceased where she will’d everythingtome?

13 April 2020

A: No. Your ex-stepsister would not have any claim to your mother's estate unless your mother had, at some point, left anything to her under a will. In this situation, where she "willed everything" to you, your ex-stepsister's only claim could be under a different or prior will, with which she may try to challenge the validity of the will you are presenting. If your mother had significant assets (more than $40,000), you need to apply to your mother's local Probate Court for her estate to be administered according to her will.