Vincent v. Estate of Simard

[¶ 1] Robert E. Simard, the personal representative of the Estate of Leo T. Simard, appeals from an order entered in the Androscoggin County Probate Court (Couturier, J.) finding that the personal representative’s sworn statement closing the estate contained a material error and, therefore, that the estate remained open for purposes of determining the claim of Rebecca Lewis Vincent. The personal representative asserts that Vincent failed to provide a valid notice of claim pursuant to 18-A M.R.S.A. § 3-804 (1998) and that the Probate Court exceeded the bounds of its discretion when it deemed…