§ 961 Deceased Client Property Disputes

• •If someone who has passed away left a document (like a will or a deed) about their property, the law says that conversations they had with their lawyer about that document are not secret.
• •This means that if there is a fight about whether that document is real or fair, the lawyer can be asked to talk about what the person said.
• •This rule only applies when the person who made the document is no longer alive.

Grandma wrote a will leaving her house to her neighbor instead of her kids. After she passes away, her kids think the will is fake and want to prove it in court.

The lawyer who helped Grandma write the will can be asked to share what Grandma told them, even if it was supposed to be private. This helps the court figure out if the will is real or not.