Opinion ID: 1764161
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Heading: Estate of Pauline Doucette

Text: On October 13, 1998, Nevin was appointed personal representative of the estate of Pauline Doucette. [3] Although the value of Doucette's estate was $193,286, Nevin filed an inventory with the probate court reflecting that the estate had a value of $84,599. Nevin was aware of CDs valued at more than $100,000 at the time he filed the inventory, but he omitted these assets from the inventory. Nevin blamed his secretary for the error even though he had reviewed the inventory before it was filed with the probate court. Nevin admitted that the error was brought to his attention when Doucette's children objected to his increased attorney fee from $150 per hour to $250 per hour. He also admitted that the probate court noted that [f]urther review of the file indicates a troubling under-reporting of the assets of the Estate. Nevin testified that an amended inventory was filed within two weeks of learning of the error.