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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code
Chapter 1 - ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND PROBATE JURISDICTION OF COURT
Section 62-1-110 - Fiduciary-lawyer privilege.
SC Code § 62-1-110 (2012) What's This?
Whenever an attorney-client relationship exists between a lawyer and a fiduciary, communications between the lawyer and the fiduciary shall be subject to the attorney-client privilege unless waived by the fiduciary, even though fiduciary funds may be used to compensate the lawyer for legal services rendered to the fiduciary. The existence of a fiduciary relationship between a fiduciary and a beneficiary does not constitute or give rise to any waiver of the privilege for communications between the lawyer and the fiduciary.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 211, Section 1, eff May 13, 2008.
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