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FL S0708

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/28/2011

Primary Sponsor

John Thrasher

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates section 90.5021 of Florida Statutes to establish fiduciary lawyer-client privilege protections
  • Defines a client acting as a fiduciary to include personal representatives, trustees, administrators ad litem, curators, guardians, guardians ad litem, conservators, and attorneys in fact
  • Communications between a lawyer and a client acting as a fiduciary receive the same privilege and disclosure protections as communications with non-fiduciary clients, with only the fiduciary entity considered the client
  • Preserves the existing crime or fraud exception to lawyer-client privilege under section 90.502(4)
  • Effective date: July 1, 2011

Legislative Description

Lawyer-client Privilege

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/9/2011

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